The ASIC/ACA survey reflected the reality that our industry and profession is undergoing a process of dumbing down, says Rob Keavney....
If you have a web site, demand that your web designer give you the access code....
A properly run DIY fund, either a self-managed super fund (SMSF) or small APRA fund (SAF) will help ensure that your clients never have a reasonable benefit limit (RBL) p...
Not many fund managers can claim to have escaped the industry shake-out over the past two years. But Macquarie Funds Management is one of them. Simon Segal reports....
Why do some global managers hear music, and others just noise, when playing the international equities market? Glenn Poswell reports....
Equity markets still have some way to go before they reach long term positive territory. Jason Spits looks at the hurdles that lie ahead....
The Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) attempt to set up its own in house professional indemnity (PI) insurance scheme for members has suffered a setback as a result ...
Australia’s funds management and life insurance groups are failing to live up to the expectations of financial advisers in key performance criteria, a new report claims....
The Westpac Bank passed a major landmark in its integration of the BT Financial Group today after it announced the roll out of BT’s wrap platform to its in-house financia...
Melbourne-based accountant and planning aggregator, Investor Group, has picked up another business of the Stockford group after announcing yesterday it had acquired the l...
The Financial Industry Complaints Scheme (FICS) has agreed to undergo major changes after an independent review called for a revaluation of its complaints handling proced...
The Commonwealth Bank group has purchased Avanteos and will roll out the platform provider’s systems across its three dealer groups in a deal struck last week....
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?...