The University of New England has signed an articulation agreement with RG 146 training provider, Mentor Education Group, allowing Mentor graduates to knock up to 42 per ...
The Industry Super Network has produced a new document reinforcing its approach on annual opt-ins and an expansion of intra-fund advice....
The first meeting of the Government’s financial advice advisory panel was held in Sydney yesterday, but the panel members have been asked to keep the issues discuss...
Financial planners will be closely watching the discussion and debate surrounding the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms....
As the financial services industry prepares for a major legislative change, experts claim that platforms remain at the heart of the financial advice industry. ...
Whatever ASIC says about its inaction over the collapse of Storm Financial, the FOFA reforms will not prevent history repeating itself, writes Mike Taylor....
The lift in financial advice standards proposed by the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms is a step in the right direction, but it is not enough, according to Glob...
The Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board (APESB) has put the brakes on its proposed reforms for accountants practising as financial planners....
The Australian Bankers’ Association (ABA) has called on the Government to address the barriers to financial advice as part of its submission to the committee inquir...
To be regarded as a serious profession, the industry must differentiate between properly qualified financial planners and those with lesser qualifications, writes Mike Ta...
While Australia’s big wealth management firms are well placed to adjust to the FOFA reforms, the smaller players will struggle....
Financial planners should be licensed under the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) like any other industry that provides limited or other tax agent services, according to the ...
Efficiency is key when it comes to choosing financial advice software, writes GEM Capital's Mark Draper....
The entry-level requirements for the provision of financial advice may soon be lifted from their very low base, with the corporate regulator undertaking consultation with...
The Federal Government has revealed its 16-member advisory panel for financial advice and professional standards....
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
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,...