MLC has created a licensee relationship manager role aimed at improving the licensee experience throughout its aligned adviser network....
Most Generation Y business owners prefer speaking with a financial adviser for their insurance needs rather than going online, according to research commissioned by Zuric...
The Government's inclusion of an annual disclosure on all financial advisers in its FOFA bills seriously breaches understanding around the legislation....
New research reveals degree to which Australian businesses have been spooked by overseas events....
The mood of financial advisers has slid back to levels not seen since the height of the global financial crisis amid ongoing market volatility and concerns about the Gove...
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has played down concerns it will have little legal guidance once the Future of Financial Advice 'best interests' duties become law....
T. Rowe Price has announced the appointment of Heath Branigan as business development manager focused on financial adviser distribution....
Asteron-owned dealer group Guardian Financial Planning has changed its name to Guardian Advice as part of a broader rebrand, and will reposition itself as a risk-focused ...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) believes the liability for scaled online financial advice should fall on a financial planner, but a lack of sp...
Col Fullagar takes a look at two income protection policies - one is offered by an industry superannuation fund, while the other comes from a retail fund. While the premi...
Industry experts suggest that the financial planning industry is experiencing an era of change no less significant than the 2001 financial services reform. While this pre...
A Port Pirie financial adviser has appeared in court on one charge of deception and 27 charges of dishonest dealings with documents, brought by the Australian Securities ...
Listed property appears to be returning to its previous model and slowly becoming a defensive asset again, resulting in more positive financial adviser and investor attit...
The August market downturn may have triggered the need for a portfolio rebalance, especially for those investing in a self-managed super fund (SMSF). Robin Bowerman explo...
The August market downturn may have triggered the need for a portfolio rebalance, especially for those investing in a self-managed super fund (SMSF). Robin Bowerman explo...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
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....