Skandia is looking to expand its presence in the Australian market by creating a new ‘strategy’ division to consider enhancing its product range to include growth pension...
IWL has successfully renegotiated its ongoing Visiplan software contracts with two dealer groups - Associated Planners Financial Services (APFS) and Lonsdale Financial Gr...
Hedge fund managers have been called on to raise their industry profile and dispel the perception of secrecy that surrounds them if they intend to move into and remain in...
GOLDMAN Sachs JBWere has flattened the executive reporting lines of its asset management arm resulting in the imminent departure of the business unit’s chief executive of...
ING Australia has bolstered its Australian equities team by snaring two investment specialists from Macquarie Funds Management in a move that triples its capabilities in ...
Mercer Wealth Solutions is continuing to steadily grow its professional ranks with the appointment of a head of business development for New South Wales and Queensland to...
Superannuation fund members opting to remain in employer sponsored funds, despite now having the freedom to transfer to other funds, stand to retire with up to 34 per cen...
Melbourne-based index fund manager Vanguard Investments Australia is expanding its operations with the opening of a Sydney office to service advisers and build on inflows...
Shadow Minister for Retirement Incomes and Savings Senator Nick Sherry has declared the Labor Party’s commitment to abolish exit fees on superannuation ahead of the up-co...
The Federal Government has acknowledged inherent flaws within the new Financial Services Reform regime are largely due to the legislation being principle-based rather tha...
General insurers and life insurance companies will be required to identify, assess and manage potential disruptions to the functioning of their business including bomb th...
Tribeca Learning has signalled its interest in taking on the Financial Planning Association’s ongoing education offering - The Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designati...
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...