The political cycle is such that any changes to Australia's financial planning regime will have to be introduced after the next Federal Election....
Investment Trends research reveals the industry’s intention to move to asset-based fee-for-service arrangements....
Key bodies representing the financial services industry have broadly welcomed the Rudd Government's plans to overhaul the financial advice industry, but there are some ca...
The Rudd Government has made its reform plans for the financial advice industry public....
The debate about financial advice commissions has moved onto insurance products....
As the industry undergoes significant change, Jim Stackpool looks at the challenges facing financial planners and explains how they can continue to thrive in a difficult ...
Advisers need to be more confident about their value propositions for life insurance, according to the chief executive of Tower Australia, Jim Minto....
A further preliminary report from the Cooper Review regarding its new MySuper proposal argues that trailing commissions should become a thing of the past....
The industry super funds have paid for more research, the findings of which are bad for planners....
The old debate pitting institutions against boutique operators has reared its head once again. ...
New legislation has prompted concern about the future of margin lending among industry commentators. Yet with confidence that the rebounding share market will stimulate f...
Australian financial planners might be talking the talk when it comes to how they bill their clients but that does not translate to walking the walk, according to new res...
Hewison and Associates is now rebating all commissions paid on insurance policies, which it says will save clients thousands of dollars in hidden fees....
Professional Investment Services (PIS) has joined the growing list of dealer groups that have committed to remove the commission payments that product providers make to f...
Godfrey Pembroke has announced it will transition to a holistic fee-for-advice business model for its entire client base as part of its growth strategy in the private adv...
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,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...