With the only winners from FOFA likely to be industry funds and the big end of town, the AFA has called on the Government to delay its implementation beyond 1 July, next ...
The former chief financial officer of Westpoint, Graeme Rundle, has been sentenced to two concurrent 18-month prison terms. The sentence will be suspended as he enters in...
Elders Financial Planning outlines growth ambitions as it leverages its rural connections....
Law firm Slater & Gordon has expressed its support for the Government’s draft Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) bill, released yesterday....
Australian Unity Personal Financial Services has reached $1 billion in funds under advice, a two-fold increase over the past year....
The Association of Financial Advisers has appointed experienced bank man Phil Anderson to the role of chief operating officer....
Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten, has pointedly excluded the Association of Financial Advisers from those who convinced the Government to concede ground on risk commissi...
The current global financial jitters highlight the value of financial advice, as clients lean on advisers to guide them through difficult times, according to Association ...
Technology solutions could boost planner engagement with all clients, particularly C and D clients, according to Decimal....
Financial advisers are well placed to manage business succession strategies for small-to-medium enterprise clients, writes Ted Voges....
HSBC says its financial advisers in Australia are safe, despite massive job cuts by the organisation overseas....
The financial planning industry organisation has welcomed a signal from the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, that the Federal Govern...
As Australian planners seek to come to terms with the Government’s Future of Financial Advice changes, Paul Resnik outlines events in the United Kingdom and their impact ...
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....
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....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...