A new Melbourne-based financial planning firm, DirEquity, expects to launch a direct managed accounts platform....
Forget PS 146, it could be PS 164 that will be the big compliance hurdle for financial planning businesses in 2003....
Portfolio administration service provider Symetry has restructured its operations to prepare for further business growth, which includes plans for greater platform and eq...
Hunter Hall Investment Management has been given a damning report card by Morningstar in the research house’s sector strength rating of the boutique manager....
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will refer 21 cases to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for late or non-lodgement of annual superannuation ...
Many advisers have yet to tackle the new AFSL licence regulations. But by putting it off, they are losing precious time in a process that requires a steady and methodical...
There are those who would argue that compliance requirements restrain a business from flourishing. This is not the case where the practices of the financial planner marry...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has secured an enforceable undertaking from Robert Marusco, a director of former licensed securities dealer NK...
AMP Financial Planning (AMPFP) has created an elite force of advisers within its 1600 planner strong network with those chosen for the new group said to be the best in th...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has add further conditions to the dealer’s licences held by two financial planning groups....
The middle is dropping out of the financial planning industry as medium sized financial services groups continue to decline in numbers through mergers and consolidation, ...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has admitted that its membership base suffers serious weaknesses in the key areas of disclosure, training, risk management and ad...
Pauline Vamos is pleased to have won the title of most influential person of the year in financial services - not so much for herself, but because she represents the Aust...
CHIEF executive officer of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), Ken Breakspear, has twice won a place on Money Management’s list of Most Influential people....
RAISING industry standards and ensuring the full representation of all members are two of the key issues to be tackled by new board members of the Financial Planning Asso...
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...