Former Apogee head says the traditional model of a risk-focussed dealer group is not sustainable in the post-FOFA era. ...
A financial planning executive said professional, holistic advice services should not be thrown into the same bucket as low-level intra-fund advice when talking about the...
When AFA chief Brad Fox asked Roadshow attendees in Sydney to put their hands up if they thought the financial advice industry was a profession, only 5-10 per cent of peo...
New FOFA research commissioned by industry funds is at odds with reality, according to financial planning executives. ...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has criticised the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) for its lack of understanding of the financial advice industry structure, highli...
PriceWaterhouseCoopers will monitor the way PIS gives financial advice for the next nine months to ensure the group meets the standards set out in its Enforceable Underta...
An independent expert will monitor the way PIS gives financial advice for the next nine months to ensure the group meets the standards set out in the Enforceable Undertak...
Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive officer Brad Fox has called for a new life insurance awareness campaign after a white paper revealed a huge gap be...
The so-called “fifth pillar” of Australia’s banking sector, AMP, now owns the two biggest dealer groups in Australia....
The ability to easily open and manage accounts are what advisers are looking for when it comes to cash products, according to a new survey conducted by Macquarie Bank....
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,...