Since the appointment of Winchcombe Carson’s first managing director four months ago, the Melbourne financial planning group has undergone a big shake-up....

The push by the government to change the face of the financial services industry has also included a change in the way planners are licensed and educated. David Chaplin e...

A national savings summit may sound somewhat grandiose but I believe it is now vital to Australia that the bell should be rung....

Who is best qualified to give advice, accountants or planners, has been a long running debate. John Wilkinson looks at how this debate is developing and the influence of ...

Supplying a complete administration service for self managed superannuation funds is where the major opportunities lie for planners in superannuation according to Tower T...

While the explosion of information has led to more savvy clients, the role of the adviser is still crucial. Kate Kachor finds that education is about information, present...

Retail investors have never had it so good in terms of the information available to them regarding investments and this doesn't seem to be tapering off. ...

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) will announce a replacement for former FPA chief executive officer, Michael McKenna, in early October, according to FPA Chairman ...

ALMOST three years to the day since the collapse of his Canberra investment businesses, former high profile industry figure, Max Vardanega, has been banned for life from ...

Deutsche Asset Management (DAM) has appointed Andrew Fay as chief investment officer (CIO) following the decision of former CIO, Karl Sternberg, to focus solely on his UK...

FORMER insurance and superannuation agent, Ivan Thomas Merlin of Ballarat, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment, after being charged with larceny and charges rel...