ING Australia’s small cap equity team has been poached by BT, marking yet another blow to ING’s track record in retaining senior staff....

Colonial First State Investments has introduced a nil-entry-fee pricing structure for its investment products, giving investors the option to pay no up front application ...

Financial planning dealer group Mawson Securities will restructure its operations and management after announcing it has boosted its financial planning numbers by 50 per ...

Over the past five years, the acquisition by banks and insurance companies of independent financial planning groups has become common market activity. These acquisitions ...

More Australians than ever before are taking control of investing their own super, leading to a rapid rise in the number of self-managed superannuation funds....

Get paid three times for your workMost people work for income, that is their only remuneration. They get paid once for exchanging the hours of their life or a salary or w...

The issue of planner renumeration is one which has been at the centre of debate for quite some time. Most planners with some time in the industry will be aware that the s...

The Financial Services sector would notice little immediate difference if the Australian Labor Party took office after November 10. Why? Because the ALP believes that the...

In recent weeks the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has been particularly active in the prosecution of its duties in the financial services indust...

NSP Buck has unleashed a new consulting division looking after employee equity participation....

Zurich Financial Services has announced it will offer a web based investment product which offers superannuation and personal investments in the same package....

In my view, financial planning practices are concerned about succession but have trouble accepting the changes they need to make to their business to allow a smooth and r...

While up-front commissions are facing virtual extinction, trail commissions continue to form the backbone of the revenue streams of most financial planners. Some in the i...

While up-front commissions are facing virtual extinction, trail commissions continue to form the backbone of the revenue streams of most financial planners. Some in the i...