The Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Professionals' Association has denied self-managed superannuation funds are being oversold by financial planners and accountants....
Financial planner satisfaction with life insurers remains high but some are looking for alternatives, according to the Investment Trends 2011 Planner Risk Report....
With both tranches of the Future of Financial Advice draft legislation now released, participants in a Money Management roundtable discuss the good, the bad and the ugly ...
Much attention has been directed towards the manner in which a Parliamentary Joint Committee will handle the Government's Future of Financial Advice legislation but, as M...
Financial planners working in bank branches are less satisfied with their support system than those working for independent or even institutionally-owned dealer groups, a...
AMP financial planning executive Steve Helmich has been named the 2012 chairperson-elect of the Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) Council - an advisory body of th...
AMP has made enhancements across its individual and group insurance products as well as simplifying processing and end-to-end service time....
A new automated self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administration service has been launched into the market, allowing financial planners and SMSF professionals the o...
Cost-effective scaled advice will only be possible if the Government gets the policy and regulatory settings right, according to ANZ general manager for advice and distri...
<b>Latest Edition:</b> Criticisms of financial planners by compensation lawyers were recently labelled shameless by industry leaders and dealer groups, while the Governme...
Despite the market volatility, latest data indicates financial planners and paraplanners are still in demand....
Sequential Project Services has announced that its new targeted review product is now being used by AMP Financial Planners Association (AFPA), Hillross Advisers Associati...
Financial planners have renewed their lobbying efforts on FOFA - but the key independents are playing their cards very close to the chests....
Restoring accountants' licensing exemption is a positive development that will drive accountants and financial planners closer together, according to Patron Financial Adv...
<b>Latest Edition:</b> The financial planning industry was recently caught off guard by last-minute Government changes to the FOFA legislation. The changes were reportedl...
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,...