The relationship between advisers and dealers principals is once again in the firing line, as the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) seeks changes to the Financial S...
Advance Funds Management and Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) have formed a strategic alliance under which GSAM equity funds will be distributed via Advance’s networ...
AXA’s aggressive push to ramp up its distribution capabilities has been given further fuel with the signing of former AMP distribution chief Neil Swindells....
Australian discretionary master trust FlexiPlan has recorded $3 billion for its funds under management, representing an 80 per cent increase in funds under admini-stratio...
Most financial services groups have failed to cross-sell products to existing clients, according to Surfboard International managing director Don Hagans. ...
The financial services industry is expecting healthy profit growth this year, according to the Investment and Financial Services Association’s (IFSA) annual survey....
Lynx Financial Services has set its sights on becoming one of the country’s biggest dealer groups with plans to grow adviser numbers to 250 within the next 18 months....
Zurich Financial Services has staked its claim in the financial planning back office market with the launch of a dealer group outsourcing service....
Two financial planners have taken blue ribbons in the Telstra Business Woman’s Awards. ...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is looking to step up its consumer education programs....
AXA has set down a major plank in the overhaul of its distribution arm with the launch of a third financial planning arm....
The FPA is expecting around 100 principal members to roll up to its third dealer principal’s conference at the Parkroyal Surfers Paradise on 18-19 August....
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...