Editorial

The Royal Commission should have gone longer, further

The final report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has identified some important issues but the compl...

Editorial

Why 2018 must be a watershed year

2018 must be accepted by financial planners as having been a watershed year....

Editorial

AMP must move honourably beyond BOLR deals

AMP Limited’s sale of its insurance business will help it cut loose some uncomfortable legacy issues, but it remains to face into the substantial challenges associated wi...

Editorial

Dealing with the reality of a post-FASEA world

Even allowing for an injection of pragmatism the essential elements of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority regime will remain unchanged and planners will...

Editorial

RC’s preliminary report drives home the reality of perceptions

The Royal Commission’s preliminary report may be flawed when it comes to understanding the nuances of the industry but it should be accepted as an accurate reflection of ...

Editorial

Will direct life sales be viable after the Royal Commission?

The Royal Commission has laid bare appalling practices within some of the insurance call centres, making direct life/risk sales something which may bring into question th...

Editorial

2019 will be a change year for financial services

The Royal Commission when combined with the Federal Election will dictate significant change for financial planners in 2019. ...

Editorial

Will RC theatre be turned into substance?

The Royal Commission has provided great theatre but there are worrying signs that its narrow focus on the banks and AMP have seen it neglect the failings of other entitie...

Editorial

Clinging to commissions has cost the industry dear

The Royal Commission has revealed the degree to which key industry players have sought to cling to pre-Future of Financial Advice remuneration structures and how such str...

Editorial

Regulating at whose cost and benefit?

Recent history has proved that creating more layers of regulation rarely represents a panacea for problematic industries, yet the financial services is being made to pay ...

Editorial

FASEA must shape up or planners will ship out

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has had a less than stellar beginning and owes it to the financial planning industry to pick up its act and deliver a...

Editorial

The end of an 18-year punt

The Commonwealth Bank’s announcement about how it will demerge its Colonial First State and other wealth businesses brings an end to an 18-year strategy, which started as...