The FPA has denounced efforts in the Senate to disallow amendments to FOFA predicting changes will automatically place advisers in breach of the law....
Improving professionalism in the financial planning arena will be a key theme at this week’s Financial Planning Association (FPA) Congress in Adelaide. ...
As risk planning remains a hot topic in the financial advice space, Malavika Santhebennur explores the top 10 legal quandaries planners can find themselves in and how to ...
Small scale accountancy practices are least suited to provide SMSF advice failing in their fund administration compliance according to Xpress Super and Super Guardian chi...
Financial advisers to gain access to credit reporting training after Kaplan strikes deal with Australian Retail Credit Association (ARCA)....
Dealer group head laments lack of consultation with planning industry ahead of launch of Adviser Ratings....
Online rating systems for planners have low levels of penetration and produce inconsistent results that will not assist in building trust in the financial advice sector...
Quick fix solutions, often driven by client demand, won’t serve the financial planning profession in the long run, Paul Barrett writes. ...
The men who brought you One Big Switch have now launched Adviser Ratings, but Mike Taylor writes that the devil is in the detail of their disclaimers. ...
The financial advisers’ register is missing key bits of information, defeating the purpose of the register to make information transparent to consumers....
The number of PI insurance providers is likely to grow but planners have been warned that not every service they provide will be covered....
Financial planners gave mixed reactions to reports that a company related to real estate icon, Ray White, would be venturing into the financial planning space but is the ...
Investing in stocks in Asia is not for the faint-hearted given the scope of the region and the range of investments on offer. However, as Jason Spits writes, accessing so...
Lonsec/SuperRatings data points to value in industry funds more willingly linking with financial planners....
Politicians tasked with raising education and professional standards in the financial advice sector are being urged by the FPA. to “look beyond the noise” of vested inter...
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,...