Superannuation industry figure Barbara Smith has on the eve of the Federal Budget urged Treasurer Peter Costello to remove some of the taxes on super funds because they a...
Skandia has enhanced its platform offering through the inclusion of absolute return strategies to the fund-of-funds arm of both its Skandia One (bundled) and Skandia Glob...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has announced a deal to integrate their educational CD-Rom Dollarsmart program into the high school curriculum as well as plans t...
Invesco Australia is embarking on a recruitment search to replace two senior executives following the imminent departure of its head of sales and marketing Peter Hodgson ...
Westpac Banking Corporation, boosted by its acquisition of BT Financial Group, has reported a $1.2 billion operating profit for the half year ending March 31, a 17 per ce...
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) will begin an examination of how financial products and services are used in the area of tax planning by companies and individuals looking...
The Federal Opposition last week criticised the Government’s policy encouraging children to open superannuation accounts, launched during the last Federal election with m...
Financial services group Aviva, and its platform business Navigator are to roll out the group’s revised PlanIt planning software and will consider giving it to financial ...
Asgard has unveiled further details of its mini-master trust, Elements, but says it will not differentiate the product on fees alone due to fierce competition in the mark...
FLEDGLING boutique financial services group Mariner Financial has bolstered its ranks with the appointment of a chief financial officer and another business development m...
VAN Eyk Research’s listed investment company (LIC) van Eyk Three Pillars made a modest debut on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) last week, with markets slightly weake...
THE National Council of Financial Adviser Associations (NCFAA), the peak body for adviser associations, has criticised dealer groups for the lack of industry superannuati...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...