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New research reveals the way the banning of commissions and the implementation of FOFA will push up the cost of advice....
Financial planning
The Treasury has deferred the application of the National Tax Agent Services regime to financial planners until 1 July, 2011, a move which has been applauded by financial...
Financial planning
BTIM nominates adviser space as a point for expansion....
Financial planning
Price sensitivity and consumer awareness of the need to protect against trauma are the two primary issues affecting the uptake of trauma insurance in Australia, according...
Editorial
Although the negative perception that consumers have of financial planners is largely due to the rhetoric of Industry Super Network, the planning industry must continue t...
Editorial
When it comes to financial advice remuneration models, it's the service that matters, not the mode of payment, says Indy Singh....
Financial planning
Financial Planning Association chief Mark Rantall has warned against the pricing pressures created by “over regulation”, resulting in an inflation of the cost...
Financial planning
New research has revealed the extent of the divide between what consumers want to pay for advice and what it really costs....
Superannuation
The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association of Australia does not support the ban on asset-based fees that has been proposed by the Accounting Profession...
Financial planning
The Association of Financial Advisers is seeking millions from the financial planner industry to counter industry funds advertising....
Financial planning
The high cost of advice, driven up by regulatory barriers, is the main reason Australians are not seeking advice, according to Financial Planning Association chief execut...
Financial planning
CommInsure is backing a campaign of direct action on the part of financial planners, encouraging them to approach local members of Parliament to make the case for advice ...
Financial planning
New research reveals low public regard for financial planners as trusted professionals....
Editorial
Financial planners must rebut the Industry Super Network's claim that asset-based fees are commissions by another name, writes Mike Taylor....
Financial planning
In light of some dealer groups making a move towards improving their own professional standards, there have been more calls for higher education standards for financial p...
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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,...