AMP Limited has cleared one of the final hurdles to the demerger of its Australian and UK operations, following receipt today of ‘in principle’ approval from the Australi...

With all the attention self-managed superannuation funds are attracting from the Australian Taxation Office, are your clients really better off running their own fund? Be...

ING has ended months of industry speculation in relation to management of its RetireInvest dealer group with the appointment of former Snowball Group general manager dist...

Financial advisers do not need to gain extra qualifications to advise on self-managed super funds (SMSFs), apart from the requirements of the Financial Services Reform Ac...

Small to medium financial advisory practices should approach business planning from another angle, says Chris Dionne....

Blind client trust and internal procedural failings within financial planning firms are the two over-riding factors allowing fraud to go unchecked, an anticipated report ...

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has released two model Product Disclosure Statements (PDS) to assist product issuers in developing disclosure doc...

While some advisers only use external paraplanning services when they are starting up their businesses, many practices are realising the benefits of making this temporary...

MLC is not a fund manager, but a manager of managers, combining the expertise of 22 managers from around the world. Simon Segal reports....

When it comes to risk advice, matching up with an experienced life adviser is probably the way to go, says Mike Taylor....

Financial advisers have been called on to do themselves and the industry a favour by driving ‘bad eggs’ out of the industry....

Financial planners have generally steered away from partnering with mortgage brokers, but it may be time to reconsider. Mike Taylor reports....

Managing director of financial planning firm NC Bruining & Associates, Nick Bruining, says that while keeping back-office duties in-house means getting your hands dirty, ...

Many one-man bands and small practices are handling their own back-office. Lucie Beaman reports....