New distribution methods gain traction....
Client segmentation has been an industry buzzword for a long time, with most advisers familiar with what it means to classify clients as an A, B, C or D type based on the...
Listed financial planning dealer group Count Financial is on track to exceed its operating profit growth target of 30 per cent for the third consecutive year....
Poor business practices are causing financial planners to bleed tens of thousands of dollars in potential profits every year....
Hedge fund managers have been warned they will come under increasing scrutiny from the corporate regulator, which has expressed concern that the complexity of some funds ...
Fund managers have delivered a strong rebuke to research groups who diversify into investment management, with over 80 per cent claiming the move creates serious conflict...
In an attempt to boost the performance of its funds management business, Colonial First State is about to set up a new outsourcing deal with a major global player....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed it will undertake another shadow-shopping exercise to ensure financial planners are not misselling in t...
A senior Australian Prudential Regulation Authority official has said the superannuation industry has over-reacted to a letter warning that recruitment advertising might ...
The Assistant Treasurer, Mal Brough has told the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds being held in Hobart that industry funds are not being discriminated against by ...
Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...
ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...
ASIC has issued a warning to financial advisers to ensure they are complying with client consent requirements when entering into ongoing fee arrangements....
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...