The current environment does not encourage advisers to charge fees for service, argues PETER BOBBIN. But all that might change if the law was amended to allow clients to ...
Preparing a financial plan for a client who has just been delivered a death sentence by the medical fraternity takes sensitivity and careful planning. JEFF LEVINS reports...
AM Corporation has a new chief operating officer in Peter Nichols who held the same role at Perpetual Investments up until last Friday....
Ausmaq has launched its pricing system for its MAINhub and MAINlink systems, but will waive these charges for fund managers signing up before January next year....
Advance Funds Management will launch an Australian Geared Equity Fund and an Australian Smaller Companies Fund this week to capitalise on increasing market demand for per...
The chief executive of AMP, Paul Batchelor, has today stepped down from his position after a tumultuous period in the history of the Australian financial services giant....
Investor Group has cancelled nearly 14 million share options held by employees of the group, who will receive a nominal cash payment in advance of the introduction of a d...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has called on the Government to offer incentives and assistance to financial planners in transitioning their businesses over into...
Mercer Investment Consulting has backed up its push into the retail funds management research scene with the announcement of three new recruits today....
The Australian Democrats have today proposed major changes to the Government's $640 million superannuation tax incentives package as part of a deal to allow the package t...
In Assirt’s rating of fund manager Zurich, the research house believed the integration process of the Zurich Scudder and Deutsche Asset Management businesses will bode we...
Most Australians are not ready for choice of superannuation fund despite the Government’s most recent attempt to put the policy firmly back on the agenda, a survey conduc...
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...