IFM has expanded its infrastructure assets with the acquisition of a 35.5 per cent stake in a UK airport operator....
Small caps returns were abysmal in 2011 and restrained in 2012 but conditions in 2013 should lead investors to revisit small cap allocations, Lonsec says....
Investment banks in Australia are in the process of cutting the salaries of new local hires on the back of falling revenue. ...
ASFA supports the ATO levying SMSFs to cover compliance costs but insists on transparency of process....
Concern that SMSF trustees do not have sufficient knowledge to diversify their portfolios....
It has been a decade since the risk industry embraced phone and online underwriting. But has this technology delivered on its promise? Chris Kirby writes....
With constant regulatory change impacting on the superannuation sector, financial planners are finding it difficult to focus on clients’ retirement needs, writes Bela Moo...
ClearView Wealth has appointed Mike Pope and Elliot Singfield to the senior management team as it continues to build on its life insurance, wealth management and financia...
Risk advisers with old portfolios need to go through their client bases and dig out any investment income, according The Risk Store founder Sue Laing....
The FPA remains a strong supporter of a complete ASIC-approved code of conduct, while the AFA claims an “opt-in specific” code would provide more freedom to financial pla...
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...