With eight years having passed since the ‘Simpler Super’ review, it could be time to reopen a dialogue about the future of super, Bryan Ashenden writes....
The attributes that companies are seeking in financial planners are drastically changing, with sales no longer a must-have skill, writes Milana Pokrajac. ...
Milana Pokrajac explores the pluses and minuses of vertically integrated dealer groups and the concept of a so-called ‘benign institution’....
While education has long been the yardstick by which advisers are measured, the bar has been raised and standards have become more widespread than ever before. As Jason S...
The big institutions are dropping their product push mentality to attract more advisers. ...
Mike Taylor writes that Government Senators are sending plenty of messages about impending changes aimed at opening up the default funds under modern awards regime. ...
Crowe Horwath planning play, First Financial, opts to go with BT Select. ...
The risk insurance industry is often defined by its challenges, with under-insurance, lapse, regulation and competing direct propositions unlikely to disappear. Despite t...
Marcelle Murphy from Advance explores the role of emerging markets in a diversified investment strategy....
UniSuper has announced key organisational changes aimed at sharpening its service delivery. ...
The recognition of women in the financial services sector reached new heights this year with the launch of a number of dedicated award schemes and programs....
The financial services industry’s foray into reality TV is gaining traction, with applications flooding in for its new advice show. ...
BT Financial Group has won Employer of the Year in Money Management/Super Review’s inaugural Women in Financial Services Awards 2013. ...
Founder of Frontier Advisors Fiona Trafford-Walker has been named Woman of the Year as part of the Money Management/Super Review inaugural Women in Financial Services Awa...
There are suggestions that ASIC may have concerns about “transition” and “retention” payments made to financial planning principals, and as Mike Taylor reports, perceptio...
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...