In light of some dealer groups making a move towards improving their own professional standards, there have been more calls for higher education standards for financial p...
Dealer groups, including those owned by Colonial First State and BT, are investing more in their internal research teams as part of a broad move to take greater responsib...
Total funds under management (FUM) in the retail and wholesale markets decreased by 3.86 per cent in the June quarter, but had a positive performance over the financial y...
Colonial First Choice has emerged at Australia’s largest investment platform by market share and funds under administration....
The Commonwealth Bank owned Symetry Portfolio Service platform is about to become the main administration platform for the financial services company, Snowball Group....
MLC has expanded its technical team and built up support services for financial advisers, with the appointment of Gemma Dale, Peter Hogan and Martin Breckon to the team....
Following the resignation of Neil Younger and his move to Commonwealth Financial Planning, BT Financial Group has appointed Matt Englund to head dealer groups. His positi...
Securitor's Neil Younger has been recruited as general manager of Commonwealth Financial Planning....
The CGT for non-residents is determined by whether the asset is considered to be ‘taxable Australian property’. Learn more about CGT discount for non-residents....
It costs anywhere between $30 million and $100 million to establish a retail investment platform and the ACCC believes no new players will be ready to ante up – par...
Macquarie staffer, Cassandra Hinze, recruited to head up Bank West Financial Advice....
Colonial First State (CFS) has completed its plan for its new Institute of Advice, the design and implementation of which will be rolled out in phases in the first half o...
The latest international shares sectors review from Zenith Investment Partners has awarded highly recommended ratings for 13 products across six managers....
Following Colonial First State’s decision to replace troubled boutique fund manager 452 Capital with Integrity Asset Management and CFS Global Asset Management, res...
Colonial First State will replace troubled boutique fund manager 452 Capital with Paul Fiani’s Integrity Asset Management and its own CFS Global Asset Management....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...