Contrary to what some believe, the client owns the client: the client is not owned by the adviser, the dealer group or the broker, as Craig Parker explains. ...

While education has long been the yardstick by which advisers are measured, the bar has been raised and standards have become more widespread than ever before. As Jason S...

ASIC bans Victorian-based financial adviser Allan Burt Vissenjoux from providing financial services....

The AFA has moved to enter the FOFA pause consultations with an analysis designed to counter a “rolling campaign of fiction and misrepresentation”....

ASIC is facing a permanent reduction in funding and is looking to cut staff as a result....

The FSC has obtained legal advice from a Senior Counsel confirming the Government’s FOFA changes will not undermine client best interest or consumer protections....

Advised investors are more bullish in investing offshore and hold more stable views towards global investment compared to non-advised investors, an Investment Trends repo...

ETF investments have shot up 50 per cent in the last year, but the bulk of the traffic is still not driven by advisers, a report shows....

PIS parent Centrepoint Alliance has reported an increase in pre-tax profit but was hit by declining numbers and ongoing claims against advisers....

Despite financial planning being the most valued service offered by a super fund, only a small percentage of members use it....

New online advice platform offers full financial plans for as little as $199....

Generation Y are disengaged with their super and planning advice and rely on employers and families for investment advice. ...

Watering down financial advice laws could expose consumers and regulators to another Storm Financial-type crisis, ISA says. ...

As we enter the post-global financial crisis era, investor confidence is returning and interest rates are staying at record lows. But has the lustre worn off term deposit...