Can be cheaper for planning practice, but confidentiality biggest concern....
Cost is less important than the quality of underlying support when choosing a dealer group, according to a new analysis issued by the Commonwealth Bank....
Few financial planners appear to be fully embracing the Financial Planning Association's latest short-form Statement of Advice sample despite high praise for the FPA lead...
Dealer groups are concerned about the need to change their Australian Financial Services Licences as a result of the new rules around margin lending....
Former Challenger Financial Services Group chief executive Chris Cuffe has been appointed to the board of directors of dealer group Centric Wealth....
Financial planning practices are not working with their dealer groups to tackle cash-flow problems during the downturn....
ING Financial Planning will offer services to self-employed advisers, including the placement of salaried advisers in a business when the owner wants to take a break or s...
Current Government inquiries into adviser remuneration should be broadened to include adviser inbuilt margins from badged platforms, according to Michael Heine, managing ...
Van Eyk Research was the most prominent gatekeeper of approved product lists for the top 20 dealer groups in Australia. While fund managers may not rate them as their pre...
The advisers who will now offer their services to the remaining book of former Storm Financial clients do not accept commissions, nor do they employ gearing strategies, a...
Professional Investment Services is reported to be examining its exposure to various managed investment schemes, and is reportedly meeting with a group of its advisers to...
The group's growth plans continue with the addition of a coastal planning practice owned by husband and wife team Tony and Kylie Davies. The pair plans to add more suppor...
Research conducted by Securitor reveals that a focus on client retention is paying off for advisers....
An Australian insurance broker believes dealer groups could reduce their insurance costs by using discretionary trusts to insure day-to-day claims....
Ignite Financial Systems and Research, the software company closely associated with Storm, will meet the regulator in the Brisbane Federal Court today....
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...