Recent suggestions that Kevin Rudd would offer Bill Shorten the Treasury portfolio in the event Rudd returned to the prime ministership is a reflection of the silliness t...
Mike Taylor writes that the failure of the industry’s critics to distinguish between the failure of product and the failure of advice is continuing to tarnish the reputat...
ING Direct has reported a 10 per cent growth in net profit after tax to $304.3 million, with retail deposits up 12 per cent to $26.1 billion....
There are several reasons why many financial planners avoid recommending industry super funds. Cameron Darrow outlines a few....
According to APRA, ASIC will ultimately be responsible for acting on any breaches around advertising such as the Industry Super Network’s 'compare the pair' campaign....
Dominic McCormick explains why passive funds are not a low risk portfolio approach....
High returns can be accessed from fixed interest markets, but it is vital that investors have a portfolio that is properly diversified if they want to keep the returns th...
Oil spills, sweatshops in China, dodgy remuneration structures – AMP Capital’s ESG research team explores the 'so what' question around environment, social and governance...
Countplus has reported a consolidated net profit after tax of $6.93 million for the half year to 31 December, down 10.7 per cent on the prior corresponding period....
Will Asia's economic growth translate to growth in equity prices in the Chinese New Year of the Dragon? David Urquhart believes it will....
The Australian financial services industry is facing some serious challenges through 2012 – something which Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden pointe...
SFG Australia has announced a 5 per cent increase in net profit after tax, boosted by cost savings from the integration of Snowball Group and Shadforth Financial Group....
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...