More Australians than ever before are taking control of investing their own super, leading to a rapid rise in the number of self-managed superannuation funds....

Advisers must ready themselves for a wide range of issues before choosing to join with an accountancy firm, however the venture can boost both the number and quality of r...

Royal and SunAlliance Financial Services has boosted its Queensland presence with the addition of three new business development managers operating out of the state and t...

Tom Collins reckons the Financial Services Reform Bill currently before parliament will make life easier for unscrupulous operators and tougher for the honest opertors. H...

Australian Securities Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman David Knott says the three and a half year jail sentence handed down to a former Hartley Poynton stockbroker ...

Research commissioned by Norwich Union Life has found members of the employed public are greatly in need of superannuation information, with more than eight in 10 saying ...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned another adviser from the industry, with the banning of Bradley Francis Flynn....

The Financial Services Reform Bill currently before parliament sets out to provide a consistent and comprehensive regulatory framework for our industry. Tom Collins recko...

Former MLC financial adviser Wayne Christopher McNamara has pleaded guilty to 12 counts of false pretences and one count of fraudulent conversion, according to the Austra...

Whispers within the financial services industry seem to suggest that financial planners have something to fear as the financial year ends. However, Kate Kachor discovers ...

Gearing for investment can cover a range of products and strategies. Paul van Rooyen examines gearing in home equity and margin lending as part of a wealth creation strat...

Prominent financial services figure Tony Ash has returned to Sydney as Zurich’s business operations manager, after spending nearly a year as Zurich Personal Financial Ser...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned a Canberra financial adviser for life....

As we are all aware, selling is both an art and a science. Explaining the economics is the scientific component, and managing customer emotions and expectations are the a...