Fiducian Group has continued to implement its strategy with the acquisition of another financial planning practice....
A new survey suggests many accountants providing SMSF advice were licensed well ahead of the end of the accountant’s exemption....
The ASIC industry funding model bill failed to differentiate between miscreants and those advisers who did the right thing and provided no discounts for the latter....
AMP has restructured its advice business, including the integration of AMP Financial Planning, AMP Advice, AMP Horizons, and AMP Direct, and has announced leadership chan...
The recent Australian Securities and Investments Commission report on how large financial institutions oversee their advisers has served as a sobering reminder of the cha...
As it becomes increasingly necessary for planners to provide goals-based strategic advice, Malavika Santhebennur asks if big data can help them customise advice....
REST has announced it has appointed a head of advice and education and a head of employer engagement to the fund....
ASIC’s review into how institutions dealt with non-compliant advisers highlighted the need for licensees/employers to follow FPA’s reference checking requirements, the FP...
Breach reporting standards by the Big Four banks and AMP have been found wanting with an ASIC report finding institutions were failing to report adviser breaches on time....
Accountants remain the most trusted advisers for SMSF clients but with licensing take-up remaining low following the accountants' exemption, what will this mean for SMSF ...
A forensic report found the CBA failed to meet the time-frames for several clients who requested reviews for poor advice provided between 2003 and 2012....
Members of the Financial Planning Association have been granted ASIC relief from opt-in if they sign up to the FPA’s Professional Ongoing Fees Code....
ASIC has banned a former Sentinel Private Wealth authorised representative from providing financial services for five years after he failed to comply with financial servi...
Daniel Park examines how derivatives can play many roles in risk management and return creation despite being under the microscope in recent times....
Large super funds that are unable to give face-to-face advice to all members and are designing CIPRs will be challenged, according to Challenger....
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...