Financial planners who act as gatekeepers for clients are working towards their retirement date having missed the next growth area of financial advice....

Bravura Solutions recruits Minter Ellison’s Martin Deda as new CFO....

The Commonwealth Bank has moved to inject plaintiff law firms into its advice review processes....

Almost half of Australians worry they won’t be able to uphold their current way of living due to growing cost pressures, a survey has revealed. ...

A centre-left think tank believes there is no proof that mandating independent directors on not-for-profit superannuation funds would enhance fund performance....

Self-Managed Superannuation Fund service providers with origins in accounting tend to be bigger and more profitable than those that started out as financial planner or ad...

AIOFP has called on the Federal Government to reintroduce an ownership disclosure regime and for the equal prosecution of executives who have overseen poor advice....

Yellow Brick Road moved to acquire non-bank mortgage manager Resi, partly thanks to a recent capital raising arrangement. ...

The Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) response to the Commonwealth Bank financial planning fallout has elicited a scathing retort from the Association of Independent...

Recent policy changes have made preparation – and the role of planners – more critical than ever in the post-retirement space. However, even for planners, it’s not an eas...

Publicly-listed MDS Financal Group moves to acquire Sequoia Financial Group....

The financial services sector is dragging its feet when it comes to online business transactions, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said....

Separately managed accounts’ (SMA) centralised reporting function makes them a superior option to managed funds, particularly following the growth of self-managed super f...

While fixed income can still offer compelling value for advisers and investors, there are a few road traps to be mindful of, Ross Kent writes....