The cost of providing financial advice has not been readily measured or quantified across the industry, writes Paul Barrett....
Matt Thompson appointed to newly-created role....
A round-table of industry chief executives has backed calls for ASIC's intra-fund advice relief to be extended to financial planners....
A former client of Storm Financial and Colonial First State has used his submission to a parliamentary inquiry to argue for after-cost reporting of investment performance...
In light of recent events, it is timely to reflect on who the Investment and Financial Services Association is actually representing....
Advisers are moving client funds back into equity products and even geared equity products, according to Scott Tully, head of FirstChoice Investments at Colonial First St...
The industry needs to work harder at managing and explaining risk for super members, while planners must determine what clients hope to achieve through their investments....
Sam Wall offers potential remedies for clients who have exceeded their contribution cap in superannuation....
A dispute resolution process between Storm clients and the Commonwealth Bank has been put in place in order to avoid a lengthy litigation process....
Dealer group demand for Colonial First State Customs Solutions has justified its decision to bring the management of the tailored platform solution in-house, according to...
In an environment where financial planners are under increasing pressure to justify to clients their fees and commissions, the pricing model employed by Commonwealth Fina...
In response to the tidal wave of money moving into cash, product providers have been quick to release a range of new cash-based products designed for the adviser market....
Former clients of Storm Financial and Colonial Geared Investments are continuing to voice frustration about the shortcomings of the system employed by CGI in managing the...
Government budget deficits and infrastructure funding requirements will see Commonwealth and state government bond issuance surge in coming years to overtake non-governme...
Deborah Wixted outlines the raft of changes the 2009 Federal Budget has introduced in taxation, superannuation and social security....
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...