There are several reasons why many financial planners avoid recommending industry super funds. Cameron Darrow outlines a few....

Securitor has developed an offering to help accountants continue to provide SMSF-related services....

A perception that volume rebates from product issuers to dealer groups will be allowed "in some shape or form" by the FOFA reforms prompted a turnaround in financial plan...

Bill Shorten criticises accounting bodies for publishing open letter on accountants' exemption, promising an announcement within weeks....

Risk-focused financial advisers remain optimistic about the outlook for themselves and their practices despite the changes facing the industry, according to a Zurich Fina...

With widespread industry concern surrounding the proposed changes, all eyes remain firmly locked on the progress of the FOFA reforms as we move into 2012 and ever-closer ...

Securitor, one of BT Financial Group's major dealer groups with 450 advisers, has joined the Association of Financial Advisers....

If Industry Super Network has ended 2011 as the industry's big winner, it came at the expense of the financial planning industry....

Van Eyk has acquired financial services consulting firm the Encore Group for an undisclosed sum....

AMP-backed Multiport has continued to grow its presence in the managed accounts markets, announcing this week it had reached $150 million in funds administered on its man...

Major platform providers across the industry are now moving away from a heavy period of platform consolidation to focus on developing and upgrading the remaining products...

IRESS will set up a UK division after its XPLAN software was picked up by the UK's largest financial advice group, Sesame Bankhall Group....

HUB24 has added seven dealer groups and three separately managed account managers to its client list, the platform provider has announced....

It is important not to take legislation such as the recent round of superannuation reforms to parliament without first forming an industry consensus, according to Ministe...