New Zealand-based Tower concedes it will eventually move its headquarters to Australia, home to more than 70 per cent of its revenue and about half its shareholders....
Queensland based software and research group Investment Data Technologies (IDT) will proceed with a public listing late next year according to managing director Danny Rod...
Planners need to inform their clients of the new superannuation death benefit rules or they could be sued if there is a dispute with the next of kin, a superannuation adm...
The Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB) is alive and kicking despite being held up over an impasse between the Federal and State governments. ...
The Euro has been the catalyst of change for Europe and that is why Lazard Asset Management is backing the region as the next investment growth area, Lazard managing dire...
Armstrong Jones has formed an alliance with British firm, Edinburgh Fund Managers, to launch a range of UK-based funds in New Zealand....
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has put its weight behind the Financial Planning Association's (FPA) national compliance program. ...
It is no coincidence that the new Financial Planning Association chairman is also one of Australia’s top planners. Nicole Szollos explores the new directions John Hewison...
With the acquisition of York Capital under its belt, Australian Unity is restructuring the way it plays the property investment market. John Wilkinson looks at where that...
The panel of judges that award Australia’s premier financial planning industry accolade is made up of some of the most respected names in the business....
Hartley Poynton started as a stockbroking firm 45 years ago, but since then has grown into a company offering a broad range of services across the financial planning spec...
Two weeks ago the Minister for Financial Services Joe Hockey released a press statement which said the Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB) had been halted indefinitely....
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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...