The funds management industry needs an overhaul of small, inactive and low performing products to improve efficiency and customer service, according to two key research f...
As consumer interest and demand for financial advice widens demographically the industry could move to a tiered advice structure, Fidelity Investments vice chairman Rober...
The job outlook for the financial services industry has registered only the slightest improvement, according to the latest TMP Worldwide job index figures....
AMP has come under fire amid claims that it was holding selective analyst briefings and will undertake a full internal review of its disclosure and briefing procedures....
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has stepped up its support for the introduction of the proposed growth pension, to fill the existing gap in the m...
Assirt is to include hedge funds on its research radar for the first time....
Deutsche Asset Management has today released its latest hedge fund offering for retail and institutional investors, the Deutsche Global Equity Long/Short Fund....
Corporate super and financial planning outfit Crewe Consulting has acquired Consolidated Planning in a move to raise its corporate superannuation profile....
Australian Securities Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman David Knott says the three and a half year jail sentence handed down to a former Hartley Poynton stockbroker ...
High profile industry figure John Godfrey has assembled some of the best-known names in the financial services industry to form what he says is Australia’s first “co-ordi...
ASIC has released the results of the latest adviser exam, with August’s pass mark improving on the sitting from a year ago. ...
The inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory and broader wealth management companies by the Senate economics references committee will not be re-adopted. ...
While the profession continues to see consolidation at the top, Adviser Ratings has compared the business models of Insignia and Entireti and how they are shaping the pro...
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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...