Suncorp Metway is to launch into the $58 billion master trust market....
Melbourne’s John Hewison has been elected the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) new chairman of the board....
Back in the early 1960s an enterprising student at Melbourne University struck a deal with some of his fellow students. Four years later, that student had his own accoun...
All financial advisers need to manage their clients' emotions, expectations and economics - the 3Es. Once the 3Es are managed, the rest will fall into place. An invest...
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) is to investigate the conduct and disclosure behaviour of life agents as phase two of its review of the disabil...
Australia’s biggest financial planning groups are lining up to grab a share of the e-commerce space by launching online share trading services....
Banks cost cutting will be the key drivers of e-commerce into the future, according to InvestorWeb director of online and media services, Mark Maley....
Banks will dominate distribution of financial services in the future due to their massive customer bases and strong brand awareness Westpac financial planning general ma...
Fiducian has added a life broking business to its suite of financial services. The group is hoping to recruit at least 15 life brokers and write more than $2 mil-lion of ...
Q: Is you business ready for GST? After much confusion, deliberation and consultation we decided to tackle the GST on two levels, one for clients and the other for our bu...
Marisa Broome has put her stake in Millennium Financial Planning group up for sale to go out on her own....
B4Bco’s decision to shelve its financial planning Web site finplan.com will have no affect on its training and development company IntegraTec....
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...