William Blair & Company has appointed Alex Francois as head of Australia and New Zealand institutional distribution based in Sydney....
Dealer group Professional Investment Services has restructured with state manager roles being cut in a new regional approach....
The Productivity Commission has denied its final report mirrors a submission endorsed by Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten, and has pointed to key points of differ...
Chant West data confirms positive super returns and retail master trusts outperforming industry funds....
Concerns have been raised over the independence of the proposed default superannuation panel and the review period for MySuper products selected under modern awards....
Over the 12 months to 30 September, Challenger's funds management business has grown its total FUM by 27 per cent to $32.6 billion....
With major legislative change set to occur, the role software, technology and new media are playing in financial planning today is unprecedented....
When it comes to income protection, clients’ individual circumstances will dictate whether that cover is held inside or outside of superannuation. TAL’s David Glen weighs...
CommInsure’s Jeffrey Scott explains the value of partial payment insurance benefits, which have evolved significantly since their introduction 20 years ago....
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of Australian Performance Financial Planning, after already suspending that licence earlier this year when the firm went into administration....
After last month’s surprise hold, the Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its latest interest rate decision....
A professional year supervisor has been banned for five years after advice provided by his provisional relevant provider was deemed to be inappropriate, the first time th...
WT Financial’s Keith Cullen is eager for its Hubco initiative to see advice firms under its licence trade at multiples which are catching up to those UK and US financial ...
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...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...