Boutique investment manager Mason Stevens has announced the launch of what the company believes is the first global stock portfolio structured as a managed account....
Newly appointed head of the UK equivalent of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Martin Wheatley, has hinted that fiduciary duty might not be the optima...
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) has announced the appointment of Christopher Trott as its general manager of information techno...
The financial planning industry loses almost as many advisers as it gains each year, which explains the slow growth in adviser numbers over the past decade, according to ...
Australia's young exchange-traded fund (ETF) market and stringent regulatory system are keeping Australia's ETFs simple and straightforward in comparison to their oversea...
Employment prospects for the banking and financial services sectors are set to rise in the second quarter of 2011, according to recruitment consultancy Robert Walters....
UBS Global Asset Management (UBSGAM) has replaced one of the two portfolio managers who suddenly resigned from its small caps team last month, with another appointment on...
Issues surrounding adviser liability remain a concern and will be discussed during the next phase of Government consultation regarding investor compensation, according to...
Current default compensation arrangements for retail clients rely largely on professional indemnity insurance, and provide no guarantee that retail clients will be able t...
Former CBA national head of financial planning, Ian Anderson, has moved to Guardian Financial Planning, where he has been appointed business acquisition manager....
A financial advice firm has been penalised $11 million in the Federal Court for providing ‘cookie cutter advice’ to its clients and breaching conflicted remuneration rule...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed who will succeed Stephen Jones to serve as the Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister. ...
ASIC has permanently banned a former Perth adviser after he made “materially misleading” statements to induce investors. ...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...