Superannuation funds are largely unprepared for the onset of the Stronger Super regime, which could see some funds lose over 10 per cent of their members, according to an...

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) question the validity of research commissioned by a party with a vested interest....

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...

Perpetual has announced the appointment of Kyle Lidbury as general manager research and operations for its newly-structured retail distribution function....

Three years have passed since the start of initial talks about the FOFA changes. The debate rolls on, but the financial services industry has received little clarity and ...

With constant talk of doom and gloom and not much emphasis on investor education, financial planners find it difficult to articulate the value of going back into the inve...

Acquisitions of platform providers should include more financial adviser consultation where white labelling is involved, according to the Association of Independently Own...

Perpetual has announced the appointment of Kyle Lidbury as general manager research and operations for its newly-structured retail distribution function....

Scaled financial advice will be the driving force for member engagement in 2012, writes Jye Tucker....

Many definitions within life insurance have been subject to drastic changes as time rolled past. However, Col Fullagar notes income-protection cover definition is one of ...

ASFA has pointed to "material differences" between what the Government has promised on FOFA and what is contained in its draft legislation....

Provisio has forecast that the demand for online financial advice technologies is set to surge as the industry grapples with ways to lower the cost of delivering advice i...

Financial planning dealer groups will need to deliver greater value for money in their product and service offerings in order to stay competitive in a new legislative env...

Financial planning dealer groups will need to deliver greater value for money in their product and service offerings in order to stay competitive in a new legislative env...