Tom Collins argues that contrary to what the regulators and lawmakers are saying about cleaning up the financial services industry, the solution will be found in redefini...

Financial services education and compliance provider Integratec will expand into stockbroking education following Bell Potter Securities joining its online continuing pro...

APIR Systems has signed up Brisbane-based dealer group Australian Investment and Financial Planners (AI&FP) as the first full-service user of its Compliance Reference Ser...

The implementation of compliance programs by Australian financial services companies are being hindered by a lack of resources, the perception compliance is not core busi...

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) will hold a meeting of its 31 chapter chairs this week to combat what it sees as problems communicating with its membership base....

The process involved in obtaining an Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence may be arduous and time-consuming but at least it’s relatively straight-forward. What is ...

Investors have long held a bias to investing at home and, as Lochiel Crafter writes, this is understandable but does not justify current portfolio weightings....

A properly run DIY fund, either a self-managed super fund (SMSF) or small APRA fund (SAF) will help ensure that your clients never have a reasonable benefit limit (RBL) p...

The Perpetual group has expanded its operations with the trustee side of the business launching a new operation while the investment business has rolled out a new geared ...

Following its recent damning report into the planning industry, ASIC is pledging to come down hard on wayward planning groups, but some say the watchdog is overstepping t...

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has foreshadowed a greater focus on the needs of small dealer group after it announced a series of initiatives today aimed at sup...

Shortly after Bendigo Bank opened its first community branch in 1998, the bank decided it needed a financial planning arm to complement the range of services on offer. No...

Lifespan Financial Planning has criticised the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), claiming that its hard line on some compliance procedures may disa...

National Wealth Management will export its Australian capabilities in adviser service platforms to the UK, launching a new platform product to spur expansion in the marke...