The potential ban on volume rebates will be a cause of concern for a number of dealer groups currently dependent on their payment for survival....

Almost one-third of financial advisers are considering switching licensees within the next five years, with a quarter of those looking to establish their own AFSL, accord...

Advisers need to be more confident about their value propositions for life insurance, according to the chief executive of Tower Australia, Jim Minto....

Further regulatory change may have the same impact on planner exits as the introduction of the Financial Services Reform Act....

BT-owned dealer group Securitor is targeting growth, looking to hit 600 advisers within the next three years, according to BT's Neil Younger....

Fiducian's new self-managed super fund (SMSF) service has become the core of its administration platform....

SELECT Asset Management has launched its Customised Portfolio Solutions with a view to putting investors' interests first and addressing what it considers to be structura...

Financial planners and dealer groups should take advantage of uncertain economic times and show leadership, writes Todd Kardas....

AFS has withdrawn from acquisition talks with another dealer group, with negotiations breaking down over the disclosure of profitability information....

Dealer group Synchron has raised concerns about the provisions of an agreement associated with the transfer of two financial planners from Guardian Financial Planning....

Darelle Jenkins has been appointed as national manager, AdviserNETgain, effective from February 8....

Advisers have found in recent years that when it comes to legal matters, the buck stops with them. But are dealer groups being held accountable for their role?...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is conducting an exhaustive audit of the operations of the country’s largest Australian Financial Services Licensees....

The regulatory and ideological changes taking place in financial services are likely to see a more professional, but leaner, financial planning industry emerge....