The Financial Ombudsman Service appears set to be able to accept complaints by consumers against financial advisers up to a value of $500,000 from next year....

Consumer group Choice is lobbying the Government to ban what it describes as "perverse incentives" paid to financial advisers that serve to make the advice consumers rece...

MLC suggests that the concept of 'genuine mistake' needs to be further clarified and tested in legal jurisdictions in regards to breaches of superannuation contribution c...

Financial planners must take the lessons they’ve learnt from the GFC and begin applying them if they hope to survive the next economic upheaval....

Fee-for-service still undefined; consumers have a right to know what is included in the fee and be able to sign off on the costs....

Programs will bridge gap between technical expertise and client relationships....

The perception of financial advisers continues to drop across the board....

New system enables advisers to provide more product-specific compliant advice and maximise estate planning benefits....

Industry perceived as "you're all bad, you're all crooked and you all have conflicts of interest": Koromilas....

Hillross advisers get access to Macquarie Wrap....

A Queensland financial planner's submission to the Rippoll inquiry argues that while the law may distinguish between financial advisers and product salespeople, the finan...

The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Nick Sherry, canvasses a level-playing field when it comes to licensing accountants and financial planners....

Tougher times for financial planners has seen more of them looking for support within major dealer groups, with DKN and Lonsdale reporting significant growth through the ...

The move by the Association of Financial Advisers to not support the Financial Planning Association’s proposal to transition away from commissions-based financial advice ...