Compare the pair. It is likely these three words are some of the best known, and most irritating, among financial planners and advisers and have grated with them for the ...
Planners who cannot explain to clients their justification for recommending particular platforms may find themselves in breach of ASIC guidance....
The immediate past chairman of the Financial Planning Association, Matthew Rowe, sees considerable significance in the findings of the Joint Parliamentary Committee which...
Consumers would be better served if financial planners and risk advisers were required to hold separate licences, Synchron director, Don Trapnell, believes....
Client relationships are the only real value financial advisers can bring to the table as automation increasingly replaces the process work, Wayne Leggett said....
Research undertaken by ASIC points to institutionally-aligned planners having the most "passive" clients. ...
Planners should lift their knowledge about compliance and risk management issues as this area is often overlooked by research houses and is not actively overseen by regul...
All forms of agribusiness managed investment schemes (MIS) should be shut down and all government support for the schemes removed to avoid further losses from the public ...
Lonsec Stockbroking has signalled a push into the adviser market, partnering with GBST to offer financial advisers a cloud-based practice management tool to manage whole-...
The directors and trustees of investment companies carry far less regulatory onus than financial planners, according to Centrepoint Alliance....
Financial planners looking for new jobs are frequently receiving multiple offers, as banks vie for talent in a changing regulatory space, a survey has revealed. ...
Planners are actively investing client funds in growth assets and making greater use of passive strategies but are calling on more information from fund managers....
The FSC has told a Parliamentary Committee that ASIC needs to get more proactive in pursuing enforcement when planning breaches occur....
The AIST has called on the Government to draw a distinction between bank aligned and independent financial planners....
The financial planning industry was simply outcampaigned on FOFA and must now look to play a longer and more strategic game....
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,...