FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY

Financial planning

Perpetual's senior portfolio manager Vivek Prabhu has won a Hugh DT Williamson Performance Scholarship, presented by the Financial Services Institute of Australasia....

Superannuation

SPAA says financial planners, auditors and accountants needed the 12-month delay to FOFA implementation....

Editorial

The Government’s handling of FOFA risks entrenching an inappropriate advantage for superannuation funds with respect to the provision of financial advice, writes Mike Tay...

Editorial

Ever since the first impact of the global financial crisis, both international and domestic regulators have been announcing changes to hedge funds, which would aim at imp...

Financial planning

The Futuro Financial Services brand may survive under the ownership of AMP, despite the plan to have its financial planners licensed under Charter Financial Planning....

Financial planning

AMP has invested in Futuro Financial Services, taking an initial 10 per cent minority stake with a plan to take full ownership of the business in five years....

Financial planning

The financial services industry in tax havens could suffer immensely if the proposed crackdown is carried out, according to a study from RMIT University....

Financial planning

Australia's leading business to business financial services publication, Money Management, has announced the launch of its first ever iPad edition, which is now available...

Financial planning

Australia's leading business to business financial services publication, Money Management, has announced the launch of its first ever iPad edition, which is now available...

Policy & Regulation

The financial services industry has turned its attention to the parliamentary independents in the wake of the failure of the PJC reviewing the FOFA bills....

Policy & Regulation

The divide between Government and Coalition members of the PJC reviewing the FOFA bills means their fate resides with the independents....

Editorial

The Australian financial services industry is facing some serious challenges through 2012 – something which Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden pointe...

Policy & Regulation

Coalition dissents on Parliamentary Joint Committee's FOFA report and argues for the abandoning of financial advice opt-in and for changes to best interests....

People & Products

Soon-to-retire QIC chief Doug McTaggart has been appointed to the Suncorp board....

People & Products

Aon Hewitt Wealth Management has recruited Prue Petinsky to head its product development....

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