The filtering of product information by dealer groups and perceived conflicts of interest were contentious topics at the recent Money Management round table....
Shadforths Financial group has followed up the merger and rebranding of its 12 foundation advice firms on July 1 with the launch of a dealer services business, Third Part...
'Simple advice' may actually erode super balances if members don't understand the limitations of the information they're receiving, according to research by Guardian Fina...
AMAL AWAD examines how dealer group performance and planner numbers have held up over the past year in the face of a global financial crisis....
MIKE TAYLOR reports on the winners of the Money Management/CoreData Dealer Group of the Year 2009....
More financial planners than ever work under a dealer group model – and groups that have experienced a dip in planner numbers plan to reverse that trend....
It says something about the health of the Australian financial planning industry that Money Management’s 2009 Top 100 Dealer Groups survey has revealed that despite the i...
The removal of payments such as volume rebates will see many of Australia's largest dealer groups collapse, unless they restructure to offer their own products or run int...
Growing use of ROAs could render SoAAs redundant....
The owner of one of Australia's largest dealer groups has recommended all AFSLs be required to periodically report to the regulator on a range of issues relating to their...
Macquarie Equities has taken top honours in the 2009 Money Management/CoreData Dealer Group of the Year awards, while Commonwealth Financial Planning has been named the l...
Dealer groups will need to reinvent themselves to survive, writes DAVID FOX....
The dealer group has launched a new 'self-employed' model in which planners have management rights over their businesses, but not overall ownership of clients, a model Ti...
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...
A growing number of enquiries from planners dissatisfied with the institution's percentage-based fee model has prompted dealer group/accountant firm MCA Financial Planner...
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...