Buyer of Last Resort arrangements entered into decades ago are returning to haunt some of the major financial services institutions as growing numbers of older financial ...

There are a number of positives that will make 2012 a good year for financial advisers despite a tough economic environment, according to Equity Trustees (EQT) head of we...

The tortuous progress of the FOFA reforms and ongoing industry consolidation has defined 2011 for the financial services sector, write Tim Stewart and Milana Pokrajac....

The second tranche of the Government's Future of Financial Advice legislation has laid out the remuneration and best interests ground rules for financial planners but, as...

Australian financial planners seem destined to end 2011 in much the same fashion they ended 2010 - uncertain about the fine detail of the regulatory regime that will unde...

The PJC has been warned that the availability of intra-fund financial advice makes it crucial the FOFA bills are viewed in the same context as MySuper....

The current round of reforms attempt to manage conflicts of interest in the industry, but they won't be eliminated unless there is a structural separation of product and ...

Ventura uses multi-manager efficiencies to reduce financial adviser costs....

The change of speaker in the House of Representatives has made it more likely FOFA will pass with little amendment....

Guardian Advice has unveiled an overhauled succession planning strategy that it says will make it easier for younger financial advisers to buy into practices and allow fo...

Platforms are facing pressure from all sides, Milana Pokrajac writes. How will they deal with changing financial adviser demands, low investor sentiment and fast approach...

Dissatisfaction with the performance of traditional managed funds and the resulting criticism may see the rise of multi-asset solutions, according to Dominic McCormick....

Financial advisers need to be wise when recommending insurance options within their clients' self-managed super funds. Warrick Hanley explains how small mistakes can lead...

Amid a scramble from several major institutions to acquire extra scale in terms of distribution, retaining and acquiring key leadership personnel is also crucial to busin...