Some sections of the financial planning industry do not have a full understanding of what research houses do and to what extent their ratings can be relied upon. ...
Two businesses specialising in providing support to small licensees said they were experiencing significant growth due to dealer group dissatisfaction and FOFA. ...
A major law firm has warned Australian consumers against taking advice from bank financial planners....
An Investment Trends survey conducted two months before FOFA came into effect revealed only 23 per cent of financial planners felt ready....
ASIC is proposing to step away from approving training courses for financial advisers, leaving it to education providers to self-assess their own courses....
FPA is set to launch the Financial Planning Week later this month, which will see members provide pro-bono advice to unadvised consumers....
The Federal Court has deemed unfair the $82.5 million settlement between Storm Financial investors and Macquarie Bank. ...
The FPA has called upon both parties to commit to promoting financial advice as it would result in “an informed nation of financially enabled Australians”....
There will be no quick fix to the grandfathering issue and the movement of planners between licensees because any possible post-election scenario could take several month...
A new agreement will see Future2 Foundation become the charitable foundation of the FPA. ...
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,...