If Australian financial planner sentiment is to follow the patterns of the past decade, the global markets meltdown experienced in the opening days of August is likely to...
A significant portion of the Australian population does not understand what constitutes financial advice and that it remains far too easy for people operating well outsid...
The Government's pursuit of its FOFA reforms has degenerated into trench warfare, with the financial planning industry 'digging in' to fight the changes. ...
With many in the life insurance industry falling behind or struggling to keep up, Brett Yardley looks at some of the changes that have or are about to occur....
Tim Browne shares his views and presents some case histories as he surveys the much-debated topic of banning commissions for risk insurance within superannuation. ...
Daniel Butler and Timothy Foster take a legal view on planning and structuring pensions....
While people are generally reluctant to embrace change, the more proficient financial advisers will adjust swiftly to their new landscape following proposed FOFA amendmen...
With remote access and flexible working hours becoming par for the course, Bruce Gingell considers the viability of the mobile financial planning business model....
With the Government’s release of its Future of Financial Advice proposals, Mike Taylor writes that the financial planning industry now has a tangible target at whic...
Despite the current emphasis on FOFA, Ian Knox explains why it is that clients, not reform, should come first....
Financial planners could be forgiven for suffering reform fatigue - and the release, last week, of Richard St John's consultation paper, Review of compensation arrangemen...
Simon Stanton explains why financial planners should not leave themselves out of the insurance claim process....
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...