The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has signed up to a UN committee that supports approximately 300,000 advisers globally....
Some of the biggest companies in the world are based in emerging markets. Perhaps it is time to let go of old-fashioned views and seriously consider this sector, writes J...
Synchron's Don Trapnell says some licensees are guilty of creating a "Hotel California" syndrome by imposing unreasonable conditions on exiting advisers....
Improving consumer demand and sales volumes have bolstered life/risk adviser sentiment, according to the latest Zurich index....
It used to be poor perception, but new research suggests the reasons for low take-up of financial advice are changing....
IOSCO recommends protections for investors who are direct-sold complex financial products....
Many baby boomers would prefer to handle their own affairs, according to a new superannuation survey....
This year is set to be one like no other for self-managed super fund (SMSF) advisers, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA)....
There are signs a lack of precision in the legislation has left too much to the interpretation of ASIC in translating FOFA into workable regulations....
Risk commissions paid to advisers have been under attack for some time. If they were to be completely eliminated, however, what would be a viable alternative? Col Fullaga...
Financial planning licensees need to take a close look at their Approved Product Lists (APLs) to ensure they are sufficiently broad, according to Minter Ellison partner R...
Following its launch last year, broking and advisory firm Octa Phillip Financial Group has been rebranded as PhillipCapital in line with the commencement of its parent co...
Engaging inactive clients will be one of the biggest challenges facing financial advisers in the post-FOFA world, according to executive general manager of advice and mar...
Mergers and acquisitions in the financial services sector declined by 63.7 per cent from 2011 to 2012....
RI Advice will voluntarily include commissions in its fee disclosure statements, according to the licensee's head of practice development Peter Ornsby....
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,...