A dealer group head says he lost three practices to a cheque-book in the last 18 months, but all three have expressed a wish to come back....
Dealer group heads deny playing a numbers game and admit to turning away some planners....
The financial services regulator will observe a number of selected licensees in their FOFA implementation over the next few months with the goal of identifying areas wher...
Bank executive confirms impact of grandfathering on practice funding. ...
Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos flags what could be a lengthy process to FOFA changes....
One in four existing Mortgage Choice franchise owners have signalled their intentions to start a financial planning franchise....
FPA is no longer reliant on event revenue and sponsorship dollars to meet its funding requirements, according to its 2012/13 annual report....
After more than two years under new ownership, research house Lonsec has branched out into the online space, launching a planner portal aimed at retirement advice and por...
Money Management has opened the nominations for its Financial Planner of the Year award for 2013....
Financial advisers looking to join a dealer group need to make sure those groups can deliver on their promises, according to My Dealer Group founder Anne Fuchs....
Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....
A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...
Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...