PROFESSIONAL INVESTMENT SERVICES
Financial planning
The apparent eruption of a financial planning distribution turf war in the immediate aftermath of the acquisition of Count Financial by the Commonwealth Bank has led to w...
Financial planning
A former senior financial adviser has been convicted and sentenced by the Sydney District Court after ASIC found that he used client funds to fuel a gambling addiction....
Financial planning
Professional Investment Services (PIS) has confirmed to Money Management the departure of chief information officer Len Sanders and the resignation of ASIC concern leader...
Financial planning
Once the dust has settled on the current round of industry reforms, the dealer group as we know it may cease to exist, according to senior financial financial advice figu...
Financial planning
Grahame Evans is to depart his role as general manager at Professional Investment Services (PIS)....
People & Products
Professional Investment Services (PIS) has announced the appointment of Len Sanders as chief information officer....
Financial planning
Unaligned dealer groups cannot establish in-house funds management businesses and hope to maintain their independence, according to Tupicoffs partner Neil Kendall....
People & Products
PIS has appointed former FSP standards manager Steve Quine to manage risk and professional standards within the group, less than a week after several staff including the ...
People & Products
Former PIS managing director Robbie Bennetts has recruited a number of long-term senior PIS staffers to join his new Gold Coast based start-up, Robbie Bennetts Enterprise...
Financial planning
Professional Investment Services (PIS) has contracted Zenith to provide an annual review of the dealer group's approved product list (APL) and its internal research proce...
Financial planning
Professional Investment Services (PIS) has contracted Zenith to provide an annual review of the dealer group's approved product list (APL) and its internal research proce...
Policy & Regulation
Professional Investment Services has warned of PI inconsistencies in the FOFA legislation best interests provisions....
Policy & Regulation
Professional Investment Services (PIS) warns that Shorten's approach of introducing FOFA in tranches has inherent dangers....
Financial planning
A group of Westpoint investors is likely to receive $1.39 million in compensation from Queensland-based Strategic Joint Partners, as ASIC reaches another settlement regar...
Financial planning
Authorised representative of Shadforth Financial Services, Charles Badenach, has been named the 2011 Money Management Financial Planner of the Year....
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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...