Lawyers and accountants will not be subject to the same licensing requirements as financial planners if the findings of the Joint Statutory Committee on Corporations and ...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced an enforceable undertaking action on Grosvenor Securities’ 40 advisers, following a surveillance...

AXA has set down a major plank in the overhaul of its distribution arm with the launch of a third financial planning arm....

A US association is planning another professional designation for financial planners but insists the new mark will not set out to compete with the Certified Financial Pla...

Targeting both large and mid-sized accountancy groups with its national network of financial planning systems, PACT is progressively building upon its $1 billion worth of...

An admission by two major UK public pension schemes that they wrongly advised thousands of immigrating clients has reignited the controversy over advice for immigrants to...

Fairfax’s Internet arm f2 is making an aggressive push for market share with the signing of a joint venture with Macquarie Bank....

Back in the early 1960s an enterprising student at Melbourne University struck a deal with some of his fellow students. Four years later, that student had his own accoun...

First Samuel managing director Anthony Starkins dropped a bombshell on the re-cent Asia Pacific Private Banking conference in Sydney, labelling private bankers both “gree...

The Labor Party will support the reforms outlined in CLERP 6 subject to a few amendments which will probably delay its introduction, says shadow minister for financial se...

At least another three advisers are still to feel the sting of the investment watchdog in the wash up to the failed Wattle Group scheme....

The recent flurry of activity among Australia’s online brokers mirrors the price war which hit the US online broking market about three years ago. Stuart Engel examines a...

The continuing investigation into the failure of the Wattle Group has claimed an-other financial adviser....

Wholesale fund manager UBS Asset Management (UBSAM) has lowered the entry figure for access to its funds while also introducing a dial-up trailing commission...