Mortgage brokers believe the embedding of commission clawbacks in legislation will see them working for nothing....
The Bushfire Recovery Line, 13 HELP, has received a $100,000 donation from CountPlus....
The course would help financial advisers support clients impacted by natural disasters....
The Financial Services Council has canvassed the imposition of capital requirements on advice licensees as part of any compensation scheme of last resort at the same time...
Research and ratings house Lonsec is suggesting to financial planning firms that it may need its services in appropriately meeting the requirements of the new Financial A...
Getting rid of the complexities of the superannuation system will allow financial advisers to focus on helping individuals understand what retirement means for them rathe...
Compensation paid by the six largest banking and financial services institutions for fee-for-no-service and non-compliant advice is at $749.7 million, according to the co...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed how it placed conditions on superannuation funds which had the effect of ending the payment of commissi...
Superannuation funds have been ‘engaged’ by the regulators over payments to financial advisers and other third parties....
Advisers continue to perform well in the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam, with 86% passing the December sitting....
How the Government proposes to approach yearly opt-in and fee arrangements is expected to be made clearer in the next week or so and financial adviser groups are bracing ...
The Financial Planning Association has sought to make very sure that advisers do not get negatively roped into the current debate around stamping fee exemptions....
Technological changes will be on the backburner this year as advisers focus on education, revenue model, and potentially licensee changes, according to Centrepoint Allian...
As more advisers looking for new licensees as a result of consolidation and aligned institutions shedding advice arms, advisers need to look past just price and discounts...
A third of advised life insurance clients are considering changing their advisers because of the cost, lack of contact or the perception of poor service....
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,...