Fiducian Portfolio Services managing director Indy Singh says his company is in discussion with several groups, including a national accounting group, over the provision ...
Planners have next to no education in the area of direct property investment, which, according to some industry commentators, is a serious oversight. Mike Taylor reports....
Not all planners were first educated within the industry. Mike Taylor reports....
The financial services industry has an ‘on the take’ attitude that needs to change, says Rob Keavney....
By 2007, planners will need a degree in order to enrol in the CFP program, but is it asking too much? Julie Bennett reports....
Jennifer Smith explains the ‘what was’ and ‘what will be’ of discussing risk with clients....
Financial planners can do no right in the eyes of the Australian public in terms of the fee versus commission debate, discussion at the Financial Planning Association’s (...
Financial planning software provider IWL will roll out further services with the addition of a risk tolerance testing tool and an online training service for financial pl...
Financial planners are facing alarming personal liability risks despite having professional indemnity (PI) cover due to an influx of unauthorised foreign insurers accessi...
The BT Financial Group has struck a deal with six dealer groups renewing agreements to provide them with its wrap platform for a period of five years....
Financial services consultancy Prescience Consulting has launched a training company - Jacana Business Momentum - to fill what it views as an industry void in the level o...
AMP Financial Planning is attempting to restore some of the recent loss of confidence in financial planners through the launch of its Client Charter - a feedback and expe...
Super splitting laws were supposed to make life easier for divorcing clients – but as Nabil Wahhab reports, when they are reviewed in conjunction with binding death nomin...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have joined forces in an attempt to improve written communication...
The sad truth is that many clients will not be able to retire when they want to. Mike Taylor reports....
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,...