The chairman of the parliamentary inquiry into the financial services industry believes that while the payment links between product providers, advisers and clients are ‘...

Macquarie Private Wealth has appointed Patrick Dieter to the role of head of national wealth protection in a newly created role....

Long-serving Count Financial chief executive Marianne Perkovic has announced she will leave the group....

Dealer groups are preparing for changes in the financial services industry by looking to platform and fund ownership as a way to take planner and licensee remuneration in...

The Australian Bankers Association has called for greater clarity on what represents advice with respect to superannuation....

Concessions and how people should access and pay for advice have emerged as the key issues in relation to superannuation and financial services reform....

FPA Board endorses commissions shift....

As a result of the ongoing Government inquiries into the financial services industry, advisers will need to offer clients the "best products" - not just those pushed in-h...

Boutiques warned to appropriately differentiate themselves or risk a damaging homogenisation of the financial services industry....

Despite a turbulent year for the financial services industry and the company itself, van Eyk Research has substantially improved its bottom line, while maintaining key bu...

Count believes its accountancy background will represent an advantage in any new remuneration environment....

The spotlight on fees and commissions may soon be transferred from financial planners to product providers as a result of a review of the joint Investment and Financial S...

Having moved substantially out of the funds management arena, MMC Contrarian has targeted financial planning as its growth driver....

The recent global financial crisis has thrown a great deal of attention back on the issue of risk management for businesses big and small. One of the key questions being ...