Members of the Financial Planning Association will be expected to separately disclose the cost of advice from the cost of an investment product to their clients from Janu...
OFM Investment Group, formerly known as the Over 50s Mutual Friendly Society, is to be the exclusive reverse mortgage product supplier of the Australian Association of In...
Scottish banking giant HBOS’ assault on the Australian investment industry is gaining traction, with its financial planning, insurance and investment arm St Andrew’s maki...
The Federal Government has promised that the new Future Fund will have minimal restrictions on its investment strategy....
The man responsible for setting the rules for financial planners has praised independently-owned advisers for their “objective advice” and indicated an expansion of the d...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is warning consumers to beware of businesses that are falsely using ASIC’s logo to promote their own services....
Working together since 1997, the Morgan Stanley Investment Management team claims to have achieved strong performance throughout a complete market cycle....
The alpha hunter’s interest at Pimco is fixed on one thing - fixed interest. And according to Australian executive vice president John Wilson, this narrower focus gives P...
Financial planners are threatening a boycott of Challenger products, after the collapse of one of the Packer-backed manager’s funds left clients with huge losses....
AMP has settled on two court proceedings: one class action which affected superannuation members and a second regarding insurer policies. ...
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. ...
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...