The launch of a national curriculum for financial planning degrees by the Financial Planning Education Council was a major win for the industry in 2012....
The Financial Services Council's position on life insurance churn proved controversial, attracting criticism from the likes of Synchron's Don Trapnell....
Plan B's Andrew Black could be forgiven for thinking he is being followed by IOOF in the wake of its acquisition of the dealer group....
Richard Klipin made a shock exit from the Association of Financial Advisers to join ANZ-owned dealer group millennium3 in 2012....
A financial adviser has raised concerns about some of the marketing strategies used by banks to sell life insurance, which could have a negative financial impact on risk ...
Brad Fox confirmed as full-time replacement for Richard Klipin as AFA CEO....
The Coalition doesn't believe the 1 July 2013 implementation date for MySuper is realistic, according to the Shadow Minister for Financial Services, Senator Mathias Corma...
Mathias Cormann, David Whiteley and John Brogden to debate MySuper implications in Sydney next week at a joint Money Management/Association of Financial Advisers thought ...
The new superannuation environment that will evolve out of the Government's MySuper changes will be debated at a special Money Management/Association of Financial Adviser...
The FPA and AFA have welcomed draft regulations that will enshrine the term 'financial planner/adviser' in law as an important consumer protection move....
This year's Financial Planner of the Year awards saw a list of diverse yet high-calibre financial planning professionals enter the finals....
With ASIC's Peter Kell pointing to a level of life insurance policy churning to warrant regulatory concern, it is time for a clear definition of 'churn'....
The Financial Services Council (FSC) is understood to be close to reaching a compromise on its so-called Life Insurance framework which, if agreed, would give advisers a ...
Richard Klipin has been appointed new chief executive officer of ANZ-owned millenium3....
AFA chief executive Richard Klipin to depart to take up role with ANZ Wealth....
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
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....