MLC has improved MLC Insurance and MLC Insurance (Super) with a number of product enhancements, and updates to their insurance writing programs....
The latest Financial Services Council chief investment officer index reveals Europe still acting as a serious drag on sentiment....
Mason Stevens has merged with 2020 Funds Management and 2020 DIRECTINVEST with a view to improving its scale, distribution and variety of product offerings....
Premium China Funds Management has withdrawn its funds from S&P's ratings services in response to S&P's impending withdrawal from Australian funds research....
Research house Standard & Poor's Fund Services (S&P) will not change the four-star rating on the Macquarie International Infrastructure Securities Fund, following the ann...
Small to medium business owners are feeling the squeeze of a lack of consumer demand, but few are ready to close up shop, according to the latest Sensis Insights Business...
The Financial Services Council has warned against the Government considering FOFA, MySuper and the Productivity Commission review in isolation....
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned the Government not to tinker with the superannuation tax settings....
The SPAA has come out strongly against the Government's changes to the concessional contributions regime, saying it "falls short of a workable solution"....
More than a third of new SMSF members in 2011 were under the age of 45, presenting an opportunity for advisers, particularly in the area of scaled advice, according to th...
The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....
Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...
Australian retirees could increase their projected annual incomes by as much as 51 per cent through comprehensive financial advice, according to a Vanguard study, but cos...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...