Dealer groups aligned with big institutions should be honest with consumers and describe themselves as 'agents' of their parent company, says Paragem managing director Ia...
AMP reacts to market conditions by rebating North platform term deposit admin fees....
AMP Capital, Macquarie Capital Group and DUET Group have agreed to internalise the management of the previously joint managed DUET....
Clients who take out a term deposit through AMP's North platform before the end of the year will have their administration fees rebated....
AMP pushes further into SMSF sector with upgraded Ascend service....
AMP has launched a new version of its Ascend SMSF service, which will be rolled out to its entire financial advice network over the second half of 2012....
Money Management’s Top 100 Dealer Group data has underscored the re-emergence of institutions as the dominant force in Australian financial planning....
Many significant players in the dealer group sector have reduced their financial planner numbers, though the industry remains optimistic....
Consolidation is changing the face of the financial planning dealer group sector before our eyes, while small-to-medium players continue to struggle....
The risk insurance market has seen double-digit growth over the year to March 2012, with annual premiums jumping by around $6.8 billion in the last decade....
Capstone has appointed former Bendigo and Adelaide Bank senior manager of financial planning Jamie Johns to lead its push into the accounting marketplace....
In an environment where superannuation and investment funds under management remains stifled, life risk insurance recorded steady growth during 2011, according to new res...
The risk insurance market has seen double-digit growth over the year to March 2012, with annual premiums jumping by around $6.8 billion in the last decade....
Bela Moore and Andrew Tsanadis find some pockets of the financial services industry are hiring while others have brought their recruitment activities to a halt....
AMP Financial Services has announced the appointment of Libby Roy as director of corporate superannuation....
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...