Industry discussion in relation to what constitutes 'churning' in life insurance needs to be replaced with a debate on a sustainable remuneration model for switching poli...
The Future of Financial Advice reforms may have passed through the House of Representatives but there is plenty of unknown detail causing concern to the major association...
Two BT Investment Management funds have been upgraded to five star ratings to become the only five-star funds in Standard & Poor's 2011/2012 Australian Listed Property Se...
Challenger has increased AUM by 6 per cent since last quarter and 16 per cent over the year, which chief executive Brian Benari says will help them reach an additional 30...
Money Management and Lonsec have again seen a close race to the finals in this year's Fund Manager of the Year awards, with boutique managers doing the sector proud....
Mobile devices such as smart phones and iPads will continue to become an increasingly large part of the way financial advisers do business....
The exchange-traded products sector has seen net assets increase by US$67 billion in the first quarter of 2012 - the best ever start to a year for the sector, according t...
Financial advisers seeking more independence in providing a broader range of products and services need to take a pragmatic approach when making the decision to switch li...
Cecile Apolinario explains the key issues and steps trustees need to address when starting a pension for a SMSF member....
Enquiries about direct property are on the rise, but the subdued residential property market appears to be preventing self-managed superannuation fund clients from pullin...
After last month’s surprise hold, the Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its latest interest rate decision....
Libby Roy has been appointed as an independent non-executive director on the board of AZ NGA....
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...
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?...