It may have taken 10 years, but predictions that the platform market would shrink to a handful of providers have finally come true. Yet Jason Spits discovers that it's no...
AXA chief executive Andrew Penn has revealed the degree to which the company is positioned to handle regulatory change and a fee-for-service environment....
An educational website has published the names of 14 people believed to be the only truly independent advisers in the country....
With many in the life insurance industry falling behind or struggling to keep up, Brett Yardley looks at some of the changes that have or are about to occur....
While much of the debate around NAB/MLC’s acquisition of AXA Asia Pacific has focused on who controls which dealer group, Mike Taylor argues that control of the platforms...
Research conducted by CoreData has suggested Industry Funds Financial Planners come up short in engagement and service skills when compared to their independent or bank-a...
A new research report suggests recent regulatory changes have transformed the landscape for IFAs in India....
AMP appoints BDM and fills newly created role in team servicing financial advisers....
Financial advisers are taking a closer look at the costs and benefits offered by their dealer groups....
Are we product floggers or professionals, asked Jeff McMullen at the recent Financial Planning Association (FPA) Conference, and a panel of industry identities gave their...
Redundancies ‘unrelated’ to global losses....
Cash Management Trust exceeds 400,000 accounts....
Adviser enquiries about new super rules prompts a new training initiative....
Combined, there are almost 150 master funds and wraps operating within Australia’s investment landscape, but over the past few years the same handful of players has domin...
Partnership proves a boon for IRIS Financial Group....
My view is that after 2026 there will be quite a bit less than 10,000 'advisers' (investment advisers) and less than 100...
Dugald makes a great point that not everyone's definition of green is the same and gives a good example. Funds have bee...
How did they get the AFSL in the first place? Given the green light by ASIC. This is terrible example of ASIC's incompet...