Both the AFA and FPA have questioned the three-year clawback period outlined in the FSC's new life insurance sales policy. ...
Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden has announced a new life insurance sales policy revolving around the clawback of commissions if a policy lapses in...
Some boutiques are not providing professional indemnity cover to new advisers according to Townsend Business and Corporate Lawyers....
Mike Taylor writes that the reputational damage often suffered by the financial planning industry might be substantially reduced if regulators and the media were a little...
Most direct investors want advice but they are unclear on adviser's value propositions, CoreData has found....
New report advocates tailoring SMSF advice to generational needs....
Professional codes of conduct that meet approval in terms of obviating the need for financial advisers to comply with opt-in will need to achieve the same outcomes as opt...
Insurance-based dealer group Ausure selects simpleWRAP as preferred platform for high net worths....
Securitor's Matt Englund urges financial planners to make FOFA irrelevant by having the correct systems in place....
Financial advisers need to view scaled advice as an ongoing opportunity rather than a threat to their business model, according to Provisio Technologies director Cameron ...
Financial planners must take into account generational differences when preparing advice for SMSF investors, according to a new report....
While the outlook for portfolio returns has gotten somewhat better, financial advisers continue to tread cautiously with their clients....
Russell Investments director for client investment strategies Scott Fletcher says emotional investing is leading to clients abandoning long-term strategies for wealth cre...
Financial advisers are overlooking the opportunity to grow their referral networks with social media, according to Zurich Financial Services' Marc Fabris....
Financial planners lack an understanding of fixed income, which has been over-complicated by fixed income asset managers, according Philip Gardner, head of asset manageme...
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,...