ASIC’s class order that created the Statement of Additional Advice (SoAA) is history. And good riddance, says Brett Walker. ...
Today there are few willing to defend commission payments, writes George Lucas. But are commissions the root cause of all that is wrong with the financial planning indust...
Investors should have fixed income allocations to lower portfolio risk and avoid the disasters of the past few years, argues STEPHEN HART....
Robert Keavney draws back the curtains to examine the reliability of financial forecasts....
The top life companies in the Money Management/Dexx&r Adviser Choice Risk Awards are devoting more resources to adviser and client education to tap into the surging risk ...
To what degree should dealer groups filter the data they receive from research houses and what impact is this having on the quality of financial advice?...
Ongoing adviser education on the benefits of business overheads cover has contributed to Tower’s win in the Adviser Choice Risk Business Overheads Product Category. Liam ...
A focus on providing consumer benefits that offer real value guided Asteron to the winner’s spot in the Adviser Choice Risk Trauma Product Award category, writes Liam Ega...
ING Life has once again won first place in the term and total and permanent disablement (TPD) category of the Adviser Choice Risk awards. Benjamin Levy reports...
Asteron Life believes bringing income protection guidelines for part-time workers out of the “dark ages” helped it win this year’s Adviser Choice Risk Disability Income P...
Perennial Value Management's managing director said the fund manager is projecting a period of flat profit growth, but on a yield basis, there's good value in the market....
The combination of superannuation fund choice and the first prolonged downturn since the advent of compulsory super has fragmented the industry, writes Pauline Vamos....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...