Advisers need risk capacity and risk tolerance measures to help clients reach retirement goals, Milliman believes....
Imminent changes to lift requirements on MDA operators by ASIC including the removal of a no action letter will disrupt advice businesses using limited MDA arrangements. ...
Inappropriate advice was the most common issues in investment and advice disputes received by FOS....
Accountants moving into the SMSF advice space need to think about low-cost fee structures as they look to compete with firms that are using technology to find cheaper sol...
Sunsuper has appointed new business development managers as it looked to push further into the adviser space....
Retirees and pre-retirees continued to hesitate from seeking financial advice due to advice and product failures of the past despite the need for professional financial g...
The corporate regulator has accepted an EU from My Adviser, after finding instances of poor advice provided by disgraced property developer, Craig Gore. ...
The key to attracting SMSF trustees to seek professional advice was by making them better informed through education, the SMSF Association believes. ...
VicSuper has sharpened its focus on planning delivery via the creation of a new distribution role responsible for delivering workplace education services to members....
The Commonwealth Bank has established a Customer Advocate function in response to the ABA’s banking industry initiatives package in April. ...
The superannuation caps proposed in the 2016 Federal Budget emphasise the need for financial planners to review options available to both partners rather than just the in...
Brisbane-based YourFin has joined dealer group, Elders Financial Planning, the sixth to do so in the last five months. ...
IOOF has launched an Advice Academy to be run by Dean Lombardo after a successful two-year pilot....
General advice warnings must be easily accessible, must not be hidden, and should be placed near the advice itself in documents in order for advisers to be compliant, a l...
Vertical integration had become an issue and it was time to rebuild trust in financial services, the FSC Leaders Summit has been told....
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,...