Platforms were developed to benefit financial advisers rather than their clients, and it is time the industry started questioning their utility, says Pinnacle Practice di...

Lonsec has once again snatched the Money Management Research House of the Year title. However, Morningstar and Mercer are catching up....

With remuneration models under scrutiny in the face of significant regulatory overhaul such as the removal of volume rebates due to Future of Financial Advice reforms, ad...

Despite calls for financial advisers to be more aligned with other related services providers such as mortgage brokers and accountants, referral relationships will not be...

Clime Australian Value Fund joins Macquarie Wrap platform....

IOOF has released a mobile information application as part of its AdviserConnect program....

Legg Mason Australian Real Income Fund added to BT Wrap....

Some boutiques are not providing professional indemnity cover to new advisers according to Townsend Business and Corporate Lawyers....

Financial advisers need to view scaled advice as an ongoing opportunity rather than a threat to their business model, according to Provisio Technologies director Cameron ...

While the outlook for portfolio returns has gotten somewhat better, financial advisers continue to tread cautiously with their clients....

Platform provider netwealth is set to launch a new wrap specifically targeted at SMSFs, enabling them to adjust their investment and insurance requirements to the level o...

Churn in the life/risk space remains a contentious issue, but as Col Fullagar explains, responsibility not only resides with advisers but also with the insurers and how t...

David Barrett briefly addresses two major challenges that loom for financial advisers: providing the strategic advice associated with a potential recommendation for a sup...

The chairman of the Financial Planning Association, Matthew Rowe, recently sent an email to all members of the FPA accusing certain sections of the trade media of "select...