AMP will make it mandatory for nearly 2000 planners to be members of a professional association. ...
More than half of advisers in the industry have been approached by one or more dealer group asking them to switch, according to a CoreData survey....
The Industry Super Network has launched an advertising campaign focused on the payment of commissions with respect to financial advice around superannuation....
On the back of a weakening Australian dollar, investors have shown particular interest in currency ETFs, according to Alex Vyonkur, managing director of BetaShares....
After much debate, FOFA is set to hit the beach in a matter of days on 1 July. D-Day is imminent – and a survival strategy for planners is now absolutely imperative, writ...
Financial solutions provider Rubik Financial has launched a COIN Software-integrated iPad app to provide financial advisers with real-time access to client data....
Choosi’s parent company Hollard Financial Services has agreed to change the way it promotes funeral insurance under the Real Insurance brand, as a result of concerns rais...
Life Insurer AIA Australia has signed with HUB24 to provide access to and management of its risk insurance products for financial planners via HUB24’s online platform. ...
ASIC seeks industry input on a shift to higher knowledge and skills levels for planners. ...
Accountants accept TASA outcome, saying it is the ultimate outcome rather than the journey that matters. ...
Legal advisory firm The Fold has moved to enhance the availability of its FOFA White Pages offering into an online product....
The AFA has partnered with Kaplan Professional to provide formal and practical education to its members....
BT’s Bryan Ashenden explains why the best interest duty is in everyone’s best interests....
The Federal Government and ASIC insist that life/risk churn is real and that it is a serious issue. There exist many advisers in the life/risk space who believe ASIC and ...
The majority report of the PJC clears the way for TASA legislation with the only concession being a transition period....
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,...