Financial planners and paraplanners remain an ongoing hotspot of demand as the wealth management industry continues to battle candidate shortages, according to the latest...
AustralianSuper has announced the launch of an online financial advice offering for its members, which the big industry funds says will help people 'self-start' their sup...
Elixir Consulting has launched a follow-up survey to its Adviser Pricing Models Research which looks at obstacles and methods used by financial planners in creating a fee...
Samantha Hills provides tips for financial planners on how to manage and avoid conflicts of interest when dealing with clients, ahead of the proposed FOFA changes....
Two Western Australian financial planning practices have joined the IOOF Advice Division....
Industry experts suggest that the financial planning industry is experiencing an era of change no less significant than the 2001 financial services reform. While this pre...
Almost half of financial planners have received soft dollar benefits from businesses other than their dealer group, but only 7 per cent were given incentives valued over ...
BT Financial Group is seeing results from a drive to increase the proportion of its high net worth banking customers who also use the group for their wealth management ne...
As the financial planning industry moves towards a fee-for-service environment, there is a pressing need to ensure clients understand exactly what they are paying for, ac...
Recent SMSF growth highlights the need for more specialised adviser training in the sector, according to Vanguard's Robin Bowerman....
Guardian has begun offering free risk-based statements of advice to its financial planners using an in-house paraplanning service....
Centuria Property Funds has seen a pickup in enquiries from financial planners over the past four months as an increase in volatility sends investors back to unlisted pro...
ASFA urges better clarity on FOFA legislation to ensure planners are not exposed to vexatious litigation over scaled advice and best interests....
Responsible investment has attracted increasing interest from financial planners and this interest is set to increase with the commitment of the Government to the introdu...
Patron Financial Advice has opposed a Financial Services Council proposal to introduce a binding standard for insurance business, saying it would restrict consumer choice...
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,...