FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY
Financial planning
Improving financial literacy of consumers remains a critical challenge for Australia’s financial services industry, according to Brett Jollie, managing director of ...
Financial planning
Fund management group BlackRock has announced the appointment of Henry Capra as chief operating officer, Orla Fisk as senior compliance officer and Pru Bennett as head of...
Financial planning
Hiring patterns across the banking and financial services industry show some sectors are booming while others, such as financial advice, reveal a decrease in hiring activ...
Financial planning
A new survey of financial services CEOs reveals they expect further industry consolidation and fewer planners....
Editorial
With the Federal Election campaign now approaching the halfway mark, Mike Taylor notes that there has been precious little discussion about financial services, the Future...
Financial planning
Continuing volatility is one of the only things going against the top dealer groups at the moment. But they have proved resilient, and nothing is holding them back from i...
Financial planning
Financial planning industry bodies must be careful taking sides during the election campaign - but at the same time they must continue stating their positions, writes Mik...
People & Products
AIA Australia has announced the appointment of Andrew Godfrey to the role of chief administration officer, where he will be responsible for the company’s operations, IT a...
People & Products
Former MLC chief Peter Scott appointed chairman at Perpetual; to lead the search for David Deverall’s replacement....
Financial planning
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings chief executive Andrew Penn has acknowledged the impact of continuing uncertainty around the proposed sale of his company....
People & Products
IOOF has announced the appointment of Rory Toal and Leah Waldie as the company's new Southern and Northern region managers, respectively. They will commence their new rol...
Financial planning
The proposal for a new education fund that utilises money collected from market breaches has received a good hearing from the Government, but everything is on hold pendin...
Editorial
Robert Keavney discusses platform commissions, proposals to merge the Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers, intra fund advice, and pro...
Editorial
The electoral cycle has overtaken the Government's agenda to change the financial planning industry and, as Mike Taylor reports, the ultimate outcome will be dictated by ...
Superannuation
The Government has promised further discussions with the industry around the recommendations of the Cooper Review but is focusing primarily on MySuper and SuperStream....
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Podcast
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...