EDITORIAL

As the financial planning industry moves into 2014 it does so in the knowledge that the Abbott Government has delivered on its undertakings to address what it regarded as...

Nick Bishop presents the case for remaining invested in fixed income, but suggests that in order to benefit, investors will need to be far more selective in their bond al...

Equity Trustees has posted double-digit revenue and net profit growth for the second half of last year despite an unsuccessful merger attempt with The Trust Company....

While there are many loose ends associated with the Future of Financial Advice regime, Mike Taylor writes that the Government should avoid allowing its Financial Systems ...

ANZ’s Global Wealth division underwent an executive reshuffle earlier this year, with its managing director of advice and distribution Paul Barrett leaving the group afte...

In a bidding war that has lasted much of the year, The Trust Company board recently advised its shareholders to reject the latest takeover proposal by Equity Trustees in ...

Grandfathering – specifically the transition of pre-existing commission-based advice fees into the new FOFA arrangements – was an industry football that kept getting kick...

Throughout 2013, ASIC executives repeatedly used AAA Financial Intelligence as an example of how not to run a financial planning dealer group....

The recognition of women in the financial services sector reached new heights this year with the launch of a number of dedicated award schemes and programs....

The Coalition signaled early that one of its first priorities if it won Government at the 2013 Federal Election would be 'Son of Wallis' – essentially an update of the Fi...

There are signs of unwarranted and excessive enthusiasm in the listed investment companies market that could ultimately leave some participants with burnt fingers, writes...

Peter Labrie outlines some of the key evolutions that will affect platforms in the years ahead....

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