Editorial

Accountants get their slice of the financial advice pie

While the industry has given a broad welcome to the limited licensing regime, accountants will need to be subjected to the same scrutiny as financial planners, writes Mik...

Editorial

Uncertainty besets financial services as Government rushes reforms

Rushed financial services reforms such as FOFA and Stronger Super are exacting a heavy toll on financial planners and superannuation funds....

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The continuing evolution of financial planning dealer groups

Money Management’s Top 100 Dealer Group data has underscored the re-emergence of institutions as the dominant force in Australian financial planning....

Editorial

ASIC moves to undo some of the FOFA excesses

The approach ASIC has signaled it will adopt to scaled advice and the best interests duty is a welcome development for financial planning industry....

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FOFA timetable leaves no margin for error

ASIC has been handed a mammoth task in delivering FOFA, underscoring the tiny window available to the financial services industry to prepare for the new regulatory regime...

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Are financial planners getting value for money from their EDRs?

Financial planners are required to be members of an approved external disputes resolution service but they may not always know whether they are getting value for money....

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Bill Shorten adds fuel to the fire

Bill Shorten has fuelled criticisms of the Government from within the financial services sector by appearing to pre-empt the findings of the Productivity Commission....

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'Solid' result for Countplus

Countplus has reported a consolidated net profit after tax of $6.93 million for the half year to 31 December, down 10.7 per cent on the prior corresponding period....

Editorial

Risk market rebounds

The risk market has bounced back from six months of sluggish activity with growth across both the individual and group sectors, research has confirmed. ...