The desire to spend now, repay later, has never been stronger in the Australian psyche. Credit card balances have never been higher and other forms of credit are at equal...
In further proof that choice of fund was no more than a flash in the pan for advisers, a new survey has found just a third of the very few people who switched funds and s...
Planning practices have been urged by the Financial Planing Association (FPA) to appoint a ‘conflicts officer’ in order to comply with new regulations, but the associatio...
Canberra has criticised ASIC for negative comments one of its senior executives made about financial planners at a public function....
In recent times, we have seen a welcome emphasis on improving the understanding of what financial planners actually do. The Financial Planning Association’s Value of Advi...
The Financial Planner of the Year Award is now in its 19th year. All nominees are required to submit entries which demonstrate their career achievements, input to the fin...
Committed Collingwood supporter and senior financial planner Julian Battistella began his career at the ANZ Bank at the tender age of 18....
Haintz Financial Services managing director and senior financial adviser David Haintz is a good example of the power of persistence. Highly commended for the Financial Pl...
David Haintz, Melbourne-based financial planner and managing director of Haintz Financial Services, has been named this year’s winner of the Money Management Financial Pl...
Clients of financial planners are investing more of their assets according to their planner’s recommendations, with 88 per cent rating the overall quality of the service ...
Sound financial advice should account for both wealth creation and wealth protection measures, but many Australians who have a financial planner remain underinsured....
Defining and managing what the client and the financial planner expect from their business relationship is a key element in providing a successful advisory service accord...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC’s) Sharmon Grant became the most vilified individual in financial services after her ill-timed and ill-inform...
There can scarcely be a financial planner in Australia who would begrudge Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Chris Pearce his inclusion on Money Management’s list o...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...