financial advisers

Financial planning

Opt-in and best interest a waste of time

Opt-in and best-interest reforms are a waste of time and a cost burden, according to Alexis Compliance and Risk Solutions director Christina Kalantzis....

Financial planning

New brand for Association of Financial Advisers

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has celebrated 65 years with a new brand....

Financial planning

Financial planners lobbying independents

Angered by the Government's FOFA bill, financial planners have already begun lobbying the key independents in pursuit of crucial amendments....

Policy & Regulation

Canadian insurance guru questions FOFA's intent

Canadian financial planning and life insurance expert Bruce Etherington has compared Australia's current round of Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms to previous ex...

Editorial

Industry super funds' advertising onslaught 'incomparable'

The industry superannuation funds advertising campaign reached such a level in September and early October that it prompted the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and t...

Financial planning

MLC adds licensee relationship manager role

MLC has created a licensee relationship manager role aimed at improving the licensee experience throughout its aligned adviser network....

Financial planning

Financial adviser annual disclosure fee breaches understandings

The Government's inclusion of an annual disclosure on all financial advisers in its FOFA bills seriously breaches understanding around the legislation....

Policy & Regulation

FOFA headed for Parliamentary inquiry

The Federal Opposition will seek to have the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) bills sent to a Parliamentary inquiry....

Financial planning

Choice to lobby independents on opt-in

Choice has made clear it is lobbying the independents to back opt-in as the FOFA bills hit the Parliament....

Policy & Regulation

van Eyk calls for FOFA research disclosure

Financial planners should have to clearly disclose the remuneration models of their research providers to clients, according to research house van Eyk's submission on dra...

Policy & Regulation

van Eyk calls for FOFA research disclosure

Financial planners should have to clearly disclose the remuneration models of their research providers to clients, according to research house van Eyk's submission on dra...