Friday, 12 March 2010
MLC is launching its own advice business school to help salaried advisers branch out on their own and succeed in their business.
Read more »Thursday, 11 March 2010
ING Australia has taken a 20 per cent stake in Ray Miles' Fortnum Financial Group but Miles said the backing will not affect the practice's business structure.
Read more »Monday, 8 March 2010
Licensees and advisers have a new platform to get a clear message to the Government about the value of advice, at a time when the retail industry "has been found wanting", said AFA chief, Richard Klipin.
Read more »Friday, 5 March 2010
The $8 billion State Super Financial Services is actively looking for a new chief investment officer following the resignation of Oscar Fabian, who is taking up a similar post at VicSuper.
Read more »Thursday, 4 March 2010
Shadforth Financial Group has hired a general manager and a senior private client adviser, both Queensland-based, as the planning group continues to search for other firms and advisers to join its ranks.
Read more »Monday, 1 March 2010
Breaking out from the usual tradition of failed managed investment schemes being wound up, the newly-appointed responsible entity of two Great Southern almond schemes are giving investors another option that could get them more of their capital back.
Read more »Friday, 26 February 2010
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has launched its confidential misconduct reporting facility, FPA Confidential.
Read more »Friday, 26 February 2010
Financial advisers searching for independence and a better equity deal in the business are switching dealer groups to Australian Financial Services, according to Peter Daly, chief executive and managing director at the dealer group.
Read more »Thursday, 25 February 2010
Planners have only themselves to blame for their poor public image but this creates the opportunity to turn things around if they focus on how they contribute to the community and deliver a consistent public message.
Read more »Wednesday, 24 February 2010
AXA Australia's financial planning recruitment drive in the UK and South Africa has slowed with the financial services firm adding only two planners from those countries in the past six months.
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