PIMCO wins Morningstar Australia Fixed Interest Fund Manager of the Year Award for the third consecutive year

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PIMCO is the winner of the Australian Morningstar Fixed Interest Fund Manager of the Year Award for the third consecutive year as it continues to achieve “excellent results across several... Read more continue reading

BT Financial Group is 2016 AFA/SI Life Company of the Year

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BT Financial Group (BT) is the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Strategic Insight (SI) Life Company of the Year for the second year running. BT, which also took out... Read more continue reading

Zurich recognised for its diverse and inclusive workplace

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Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) is proud to announce it has received Economic Dividends for Gender Equality (EDGE) Certification in Australia, underlying Zurich’s ongoing commitment to providing a diverse and... Read more continue reading

How “personal” should your personal service be?

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It is our livelihood in many respects, yet one of the vaguest phrases we use is “personal service”.  What is a personal service is not necessarily the same as a... Read more continue reading

Electronic signatures: the cases have begun

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A director’s electronic signature placed on a guarantee without his knowledge led to court action by a company seeking recovery of a debt from the director personally. In Williams Group... Read more continue reading

Buy/sell agreements and succession planning

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Businesses who fail to plan for death or serious illness of a principal may live to regret it! Imagine this – one of your co-owners falls seriously ill and needs... Read more continue reading

Mentor Education enrolments reflect positive industry response to adviser education legislation says Dr Sinclair

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Mentor Education founder and MD Dr Mark Sinclair has announced that the passing into law of the federal government’s professional standards for financial advisers’ legislation earlier this month has been... Read more continue reading

Client first – ethics in the post FOFA world

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For most people, the concept of acting in a client’s best interests, the requirement to behave fairly and ethically in the provision of financial advice, is indisputable. OpenMarkets examines the... Read more continue reading

2017 – the year of goals-based advice

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“Goals-based investing”: it’s a concept that’s gaining increasing currency in investment and financial planning circles and attracting more and more attention. And, when you look at its underlying precepts, how... Read more continue reading

The pyramid business and government models just don’t work says Paul Tynan

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Although the New Year is now well underway, the debate that vertical integration leads to poor quality of advice and advice that is not in the best interest of clients... Read more continue reading