Centrepoint’s Peter Kelly outlines some of the issues that will require the attention of the advice profession – and their possible impacts – in 2014....
Mark Vilo explains how social media amplifies your chance to cut through and create a stimulating and sustainable relationship with your current and potential client base...
Government claims its FOFA changes will generate $190 million in costs savings which should be passed through to consumers....
FOS has identified planner conduct and inappropriate claims handling as possible systemic issues during the December 2013 quarter....
Major insurer Metlife is expected to announce the appointment of a new Australian chief executive within the next few weeks....
Former AMP Capital and Russell staffer Andrew Lill joins Morningstar’s Ibbotson as CIO, Asia-Pacific....
Saxo founders claim online trading community democratises access to trading and fund management....
Rubik will boost its commission and revenue management systems after announcing the licensing and purchase of two software packages to be integrated into its COIN package...
The Federal Government has disbanded three superannuation advisory bodies established under the former Labor Government....
New research reveals wide differences in costs of MySuper products but a narrowing in the gap between industry fund and retail products....


BlackRock Australia plans to launch a Bitcoin ETF later this month, wrapping the firm’s US-listed version which is US$85 billion in size....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser for eight years over false and misleading statements regarding clients’ superannuation investments....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser who gave inappropriate advice to his clients including false and misleading Statements of Advice....
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...