AMP today launched its second retail financial planning centre in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell, just over a year after launching its first centre in Parramatta in W...
A charity that lost $1.5 million in a hedge fund manager that collapsed during the GFC is suing the advice firm that recommended the fund....
The latest Plan for Life data confirms the Government's bank guarantee is still acting as a magnet for investors worried by global uncertainty....
Retail clients do not give too much thought to the remuneration model their financial planner operates on, but fee for service provides transparency and value, according ...
Platform provider netwealth has announced a major overhaul of its investment menu, adding 39 new investment options and removing 21 funds on behalf of advisers and dealer...
Despite moves in the industry to remove perceived conflicts of interest, questions still remain about 'buyer of last resort' (BOLR) contracts between dealer groups and th...
Standard & Poor's Fund Services has announced its ratings on all Aviva Investors Australia products remain unchanged, following the sale of the business to nabInvest....
Russell Investments is not unduly alarmed by the market’s reaction to the S&P downgrade....
Financial Planning Association chief executive Mark Rantall has labelled recent Industry Super Network research 'unrealistic' and 'manipulative', while ClearView and AMP ...
Ratings house Standard & Poor's has lost its managing director of fund services, Mark Hoven....
Mid-tier dealer groups have turned in a mixed performance over the last 12 months as some grew faster than the more established players in the market, while others have l...
There was only one ratings change in Standard & Poor's Fund Services's (S&P's) latest review of the listed infrastructure sector, which S&P described as relatively immatu...
Unified Healthcare Group has announced a new technology with the potential to reduce the cycle time for the collection of medical reports for applications submitted by pl...
AMP has officially launched its scaled advice service, My Money Choices, which has been developed based on research and in consultation with AMP planners....
Concerns have been raised that mid-level planning firms could be eliminated in the wake of the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms....
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...