Despite financial planning being the most valued service offered by a super fund, only a small percentage of members use it....
Pre-listing purchase set to boost scale and offering of superannuation services for OneVue. ...
Australian Unity’s financial services business defied sluggish growth trends across the rest of the group to lift its FUM by a record $3.2 billion in the half year to Dec...
New online advice platform offers full financial plans for as little as $199....
The relaunch comes with the prospect of allowing sales commissions back into financial advice, ISA says. ...
IOOF chief executive Chris Kelaher signals the company will look for growth off the back of a solid result underpinned by advice and inflows. ...
ASFA has differentiated itself from the other major super organisations by not buying into the FOFA debate beyond supporting the retention of intrafund advice. ...
The FPA warns the Government some FOFA amendments could re-introduce commissions into the advice space and increase the risk of mis-selling. ...
ASIC warns property spruikers to steer clear of SMSFs or risk action over providing unlicensed product advice. ...
Allowing advisers and clients to 'agree’ on the scope of advice makes way for a variety of manipulation, says AIST....
The SPAA conference has highlighted the continuing disagreement on accountants limited licensing. ...
Aligned and non-aligned advice should be covered by separate legislation and definitions, according to an advice business broker....
Watering down financial advice laws could expose consumers and regulators to another Storm Financial-type crisis, ISA says. ...
ASIC could roll-out a national adviser competency exam for $300, linking it to a register of licensed advisers. ...
Adviser education programs are at risk of being severely cut because the way they are funded is seen as conflicted remuneration, says AFA. ...
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...