Frontier Advisors has bolstered its consulting team with five new hires. ...
Sentry Financial Group looks to retain, develop and recruit life risk advisers with the creation of a new marketing and wealth protection role. ...
AMP has made a new iPad app available to its Financial Advice Network advisers....
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its intention to leave intra-fund advice out of the FOFA adviser charging regime....
Planners and other key stakeholders with Australian Financial Services (AFS) have held a series of meetings over the past two weeks to consider the future of the dealer g...
Up to 30 per cent of Australians may have no personal insurance, according to new research released today by major insurer, TAL....
In a draft exposure for self-managed super funds (SMSF) related party transfers, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has urged Treasury to conside...
Will 2013 be the defining year for self-managed super funds? Bryan Ashenden's policy overview discusses the implications for advisers....
Steve Gibbs has been appointed chairman of Australian Ethical Investments following André Morony's decision to stand down....
The ratio of global pension assets relative to gross domestic product (GDP) is now just below the level reached in 2007, according to Towers Watson’s latest global Pensio...
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...