Rice Warner says upfront life commissions can be justified where advisers have done the hard yards on initial advice....

Questions are being raised about whether accountants who access limited licensing arrangements will accept conventional licensee remuneration models....

The CBA will require its aligned advisers and licensees to hold qualifications in planning-related disciplines as part of its move towards higher education standards. ...

AMP Capital gains concentrated equities mandate from Nikko AM....

Energy Super launches web tool aimed at providing investment clarity to members....

Lonsec and Zenith hand “recommended” rating to Perpetual LIC....

UBS launches limited recourse loan product with ETF option....

West Australia’s WA Super says it is now able to accept trans-Tasman tranfers from KiwiSaver accounts....

AVCAL welcomed the Federal Government’s move to channel funds from the significant investor visa programme into venture capital and small business....

Concerns about the fees being charged on default superannuation funds are prompting calls for the final transition date for savings to be moved to a MySuper account to be...

Paper lodgements have dropped this tax season, as taxpayers move towards electronic mode and tax agents....

AMP posts strong quarter doubling cashflows over the same period in 2013 and with a solid contribution from its North platform....

Two boutique non-aligned planning firms have joined Countplus subsidiary Total Financial Solutions (TFS) claiming they were attracted by its ‘independent’ culture and und...

The Federal Government has set a date for the rollout of its public adviser registry, which licensees will fund via increased lodgement fees up to $44. ...

The Government has rejected a Royal Commission into Commonwealth FP claiming the bank’s Open Advice Review Program should be allowed to work....

It is time to put aside traditional and sometimes negative perceptions of accountants and see them as integral to the development and growth of businesses....

The ATO has reminded Australians to declare undisclosed offshore income and assets as part of Project DO IT....

AWI acknowledges ongoing impact of van Eyk collapse but vows to pursue strategy....

Global institutional investors are increasingly steering towards boosting returns for their clients, after years of trying to stave off high volatility and market uncerta...

Australian financial services providers must abandon their “short-term performance culture” if they are to take advantage of opportunities in Asia, Connect CEO, Paul Tyna...