On the back of changes announced as part of the FOFA guidelines, My Adviser has announced the launch of a specialist authority to enable accountants to continue to recomm...
A SMSF-friendly structured product giving investors a lower threshold to break-even over a three-year period has been launched by Instreet....
In the past six months, Macquarie Private Wealth has added 13 new financial advisers across six of its state offices as it continues to expand its national presence....
The Association of Financial Advisers has warned against going too far to address churn when it is not systemic, and only a few advisers are guilty....
IOOF's offer to purchase Plan B at a 33 per cent premium was cited by the Plan B board as a major factor in its decision to unanimously recommend the takeover....
Ratings house Standard & Poor's has placed three Aberdeen fixed interest strategies 'on hold' following the departure of a senior portfolio manager....
There was little change for the masterfunds sector over the year to March 2012, down by just 0.3 per cent, or $1.4 billion, to $433.1 billion....
In an environment where superannuation and investment funds under management remains stifled, life risk insurance recorded steady growth during 2011, according to new res...
ASFA has called on the ATO to amend the Rollover Benefits Statement and Member Contributions Statement reporting requirements now while the industry consults on SuperStre...
Unlisted core wholesale property fund returns dipped in the June quarter to an annualised rate of 8.8 per cent....


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...