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Editorial

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...

Financial planning

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....

Financial planning

An educational website has published the names of 14 people believed to be the only truly independent advisers in the country....

Editorial

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....

Editorial

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...

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

A new research report suggests recent regulatory changes have transformed the landscape for IFAs in India....

People & Products

AMP appoints BDM and fills newly created role in team servicing financial advisers....

Financial planning

Financial advisers are taking a closer look at the costs and benefits offered by their dealer groups....

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

Redundancies ‘unrelated’ to global losses....

Financial planning

Cash Management Trust exceeds 400,000 accounts....

Financial planning

Adviser enquiries about new super rules prompts a new training initiative....

Top 100

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...

Financial planning

Partnership proves a boon for IRIS Financial Group....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 1 week ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 2 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 2 weeks ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

1 week 1 day ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

3 weeks 2 days ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

1 week 6 days ago