Two years after the launch of Lonsdale Financial Group’s Catalyst for Financial Planners (CFFP) program, the group has developed a new stream that extends to accoun...
Two years after the launch of Lonsdale Financial Group's Catalyst for Financial Planners (CFFP) program, the group has developed a new stream that extends to accountants....
Sceptics who claimed the industry would not embrace another wrap platform in the market have been proven wrong, according to Praemium Group chief executive officer Arthur...
The move to fee for service will force many advisers to reassess the value they offer clients, and to re-evaluate the needs of each individual, writes Ray Griffin....
There is much to recommend in the proposal by the international Financial Planning Standards Board to push for global regulatory and legislative restrictions on the use o...
Potential financial planning clients are giving up because they can’t get appointments to see advisers....
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has tightened its lending criteria for financial planning businesses....
The Financial Planning Association has warned financial planners that, like physicians, they have an ethical obligation to consider whether professional intervention is w...
If there were well known stories about the value of advice, the political battles that the financial planning industry faces might be easier, according to Financial Wisdo...
The number of SMSFs borrowing to invest has more than doubled in the past two years, with property by far the most popular geared investment for trustees....
Financial planners may be upset with the major institutions for failing to counteract the negative campaign by the industry super funds, but now the focus must be on the ...
Changes to the way the financial services industry operates are keeping the master trust and platform sector on its toes, says Janine Mace....
Despite the significant changes taking place in the financial planning sector, masterfunds continue to dominate the financial services industry, something that is unlikel...
A survey commissioned and paid for by the Australian Taxation Office has revealed the degree to which the Government blundered by tinkering with the superannuation rules ...
The international Financial Planning Standards Board believes it’s time for the use of the title ‘financial planner’ to be restricted and protected by l...
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,...