A month after hiring Cathryn Franks as national boutiques sales manager, Challenger has added a further five business developers to its team....

With more and more investors wanting access to property investment advice, the expertise required is often beyond the scope of most financial advisers....

The way planning practices charge for advice will be key to how well they deal with Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) regulations - and charging an hourly rate is definit...

As dealer groups prepare for the new regulatory environment, Benjamin Levy explains the story behind the results of the Top 100 Dealer Groups Survey....

A move towards opt-in and a shift to fee-for-service remuneration may force many consumers to walk away from advice about life insurance, according to AIA head of adviser...

Now is no time for advisers to ease up in terms of lobbying local MPs around FOFA issues, according to AFA chief executive Richard Klipin....

The FOFA changes are weighing heavily on planners, prompting action by the AFA and Beyond Blue....

Dealer group-aligned financial planning practices earn slightly less per year than those with their own Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL), according to a Macqu...

Financial planners are set to maintain their lobbying against the Government's FOFA proposals....

Lower costs for consumers and efficient administration were the top two factors advisers would like their platform provider to improve....

While financial planners have warned that the FOFA changes will be significant, Mike Taylor reports that the Government does not see that as an impediment to achieving it...

The Association of Financial Advisers has demanded the Government explain the actual benefits of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) proposals....

Macquarie Private Wealth has launched a training and education program for its advisers, which the group says will provide support in client service and business developm...

Morningstar Australasia has appointed former Macquarie Adviser Services strategic business manager Nigel Crampton as its new head of sales....