Plaintiff law firms are continuing their focus on financial services, turning to social media networks to attract the attention of clients....
People providing so-called “wholesale” advice should not be permitted to call themselves planners....
Dates Announced! Australia’s ‘must attend’ event for wealth management executives focused on the upcoming regulatory changes and the emerging technology and innovation tr...
An accountancy group has been found to be liable for more than $200,000 in payroll tax, penalties and interest, after a tribunal ruled it had failed to pay payroll tax co...
While most accounting firms expect revenue from wealth management in FY16, mid-sized firms are more confident in the area compared to large firms, research reveals....
Superannuation fund choice and governance are at the top of the Government’s to do list when it comes to super....
A roundtable of senior superannuation executives has urged grandfathering for those aged over 50 who have made investment decisions based on the current policy settings....
Life/risk advisers should already be moving towards new post-LIF remuneration models....
Aon launches One Underwriting to replace Freeman McMurrick in third party distribution space....
Family office and wealth specialist, Mutual Trust, selects Northern Trust for custody mandate. ...
Merger of big insurance broker Willis Group with Towers Watson sees name change to Willis Towers Watson....
Rubik has recruited Decimal’s McCarthy as its new Head of Marketing and Communications....
QIC makes key appointment in North America as part of its continuing infrastructure strategy....
Industry funds stalwart, Garry Weaven has been succeeded by Ken Hodgson as the chairman of ME Bank....
Aon launches One Underwriting to replace Freeman McMurrick in third party distribution space....
Provisional liquidators have been appointed to wind up five companies suspected of operating a ‘Ponzi scheme’, in a case involving two of Australia’s biggest banks....
Despite studies finding strong links between rising income inequality and lower life satisfaction Australians seem to be unfazed, according to research by Said Business S...
Reforms to education for advisers should include pathways for existing advisers, and risk advisers with decades of experience should not have to re-train....
Assistant Treasurer, Kelly O’Dwyer has left no doubt that the Government will use the Trade Union Royal Commission findings to force changes to superannuation....
Despite a rise in business confidence following the Government’s leadership change, confidence declined during the last two months of 2015, according to Roy Morgan Resear...
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...