Long-predicted skills shortages in the financial services sector are finally emerging. When combined with other current market forces, the skill shortages are likely to c...
T. Rowe Price has announced the launch of its Australian equity capability, which is likely to happen at the end of November, according to director for Australia and New ...
Fixed and asset-based fees can co-exist as adviser remuneration methods as long as each method is used for the appropriate product, according to OneVue chief executive of...
BlackRock Investment Management has recruited a former National Australia Bank proprietary trader to manage one of its global funds....
A two-year opt-in proposal will reduce the cost of financial advice, with asset-based fees resulting in consumers paying up to 17 times more, according to the Industry Su...
Two South Australian superannuation funds, Statewide Super and Local Super, have confirmed they are having detailed discussions about a merger....
UniSuper has selected technology provider GBST for the provision of after-tax benchmarking solutions, which could boost member portfolio returns by as much as 2 per cent ...
A Perth-based financial adviser has been permanently banned from the industry after engaging in fraudulent and misleading activities, according to the Australian Securiti...
Platform provider Praemium has launched a new insurance offering through its SMARTwrap and V-Wrap platforms, signing TAL as the underlying insurer....
AXA Framlington, an equity fund manager within AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), has been named equity manager of the year at the 2011 United Kingdom Pensions Awards....
Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...
Australian retirees could increase their projected annual incomes by as much as 51 per cent through comprehensive financial advice, according to a Vanguard study, but cos...
After last month’s surprise hold, the Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its latest interest rate decision....
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...