With the ever-increasing presence of technology, regulation and the self-directed client, Craig Parker says the traditional risk adviser has to evolve into a risk profess...
Financial advisers’ fee structures abet “closet indexing” by fund managers, creating a clear conflict of interest between planners’ earnings and their clients’ best inter...
Hedge fund veteran Neil Power to head Blue Sky hedge fund division....
AXA IM signs license agreement with Simcorp....
Bravura extends APAC team and moves into larger NZ offices....
Whitehelm Capital recruits former Challenger executive, Saji Anantakrishnan as new Australia and Asia head....
The Assistant Treasurer has confirmed he will consult all relevant stakeholders in the advice sector before putting into place any recommendations around adviser standard...
AMP has posted a solid result for 2014, with underlying profit up 23 per cent year on year, largely driven by growth in its wealth management business. ...
Grant Thornton recruits KPMG’s Madeleine Mattera as National Head of Financial Services....
BT Financial Group’s Chris Freeman announces his transition to retirement....
Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...
The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...
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...