Kate Mulligan stepping down from Ventura/ All Star

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Tony Robinson, CEO of the Centrepoint Alliance Group, has announced that Kate Mulligan will step down from her role with Ventura. Tony Robinson said  “Kate has done a terrific job

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Assessment of the announcement by the European Central Bank

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The European Central Bank’s (ECB) new ‘Outright Monetary Transactions’ (OMT) program will enable the ECB to make unlimited, sterilised purchases of sovereign bonds in the secondary market. This latest move

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Professional advisers choose Fitzpatricks in national search

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Fitzpatricks Private Wealth today announced that the former BDO Wealth Management (NSW) group had joined Fitzpatricks.  Sidney Lim, former Managing Director of BDO Wealth Management (NSW) said that his team

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The 10 questions investors are asking…and the answers

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What are the top 10 questions advisers are getting from their clients? Here they are – with answers provided by Fidelity Worldwide Investment. How does the situation in Europe affect

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New breed of advisers want value-for-money licensees

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The new breed of degree-qualified, professional financial advisers is casting a critical eye over dealer group services fees and looking for value for money, according to Pinnacle Practice Director, Anne

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Adviser-accountant showdown over FoFA misguided

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Suggestions of a turf war between financial planners and accountants as a result of Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms are misguided and inaccurate, according to Alex Malley, CEO of

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Firm Focus on the Impacts of FoFA Reforms – FSC Annual Conference 2012

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For advisers wanting to hear the latest on FoFA, this year’s Financial Services Council Annual Conference on the Gold Coast from August 1 through to August 3, is the must

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Advisers give ‘exceptional’ advice

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Hundreds of financial advisers have come together to impart their wealth of professional know-how and help cancer patients realise their final wishes. Being diagnosed with cancer is not the time

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Securitor joins the Association of Financial Advisers

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Securitor, part of BT Financial Group, and home to almost 500 advisers across the country, has become the latest licensee to join the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). AFA CEO

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AFA Congratulates Minister Shorten on Expanded Portfolio

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) yesterday congratulated Minister Bill Shorten on his promotion to Cabinet. AFA CEO Richard Klipin said, “We congratulate Minister Shorten on his expanded portfolio and look

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