The role of licensee payments from platform providers has become a bone of contention in the financial advice industry, writes Marianne Perkovic....

Ray Griffin looks at the recent changes made by the Financial Planning Association and considers the impact they will have on the financial planning community in Australi...

The financial planning industry has ended 2010 amid just as much uncertainty as the beginning of the year, writes Mike Taylor....

As the debate surrounding tertiary education for financial planners moves from whether it should be compulsory to what degree should count, Ashleigh McIntyre writes that ...

Dominic McCormick looks at investment portfolios for retirees and considers the best ways to minimise stress....

Robert Keavney recognises the trend for industry super funds to establish financial advice businesses, like their retail competitors. But he asks the question: Whose mone...

Patrick Jackson explains why trustees should look before they leap when considering a self-managed superannuation fund....

Ron Bewley considers the direction of interest rates when it comes to investing, and asks: when are the best times to fix or float?...

Takeover terms often raise concerns in the risk insurance market, with critics questioning the benefits to consumers. Col Fullagar considers the debate....

As the Federal Treasury reaches the final stages of its consultation process around the Future of Financial Advice reforms, the debate has seemed closed to the very peopl...

Whatever ASIC says about its inaction over the collapse of Storm Financial, the FOFA reforms will not prevent history repeating itself, writes Mike Taylor....