Westpac has rejected separately labelling institutionally-aligned financial planners, stating FOFA is an appropriate standard for all advisers....
A huge bulk of super fund members want advice from their super fund providers to bridge their lack of understanding of the super system....
Fiducian looks to grow on back of solid result and changes in the financial planning space....
Consumers are unlikely to understand the term ‘independent advice’ and its use will help in the management of conflicts of interest according to KPMG....
Financial advice is crucial in helping retirees meet their retirement income goals, ASFA said....
Financial services business broker claims things have changed and some baby boomer planners should consider their exit strategy....
Consumer advocate group CHOICE has called for more stringency around financial advice conflicts of interest, such as asset-based fees....
Consumer advocate group CHOICE has called for more stringency around financial advice conflicts of interest, such as asset-based fees. ...
Chan and Naylor’s David Hasib claims conflicted remuneration is still a problem for the planning industry with too many noses in the trough....
Efforts by the Commonwealth Bank, AMP and NAB/MLC to lift planners’ educational and ethical standards have been lauded by the FPA as evidence its drive towards industry p...
The FPA is using its annual Financial Planning Week to try and change consumer perceptions that financial planners are only for the affluent....
The financial planning industry has illustrated “inappropriate levels of quality” going back more than a decade, ASIC said....
ASIC will investigate former financial advisers with the Macquarie group which is to contact 160,000 clients who received advice over the past decade about the possible p...
As consumers get savvier and more sceptical of financial advice, advisers have to fight harder than ever to justify their value proposition, but the smarter ones still ha...
The ISA claims vertical integration and FOFA changes pose risks to fair default fund regime....
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,...