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...
A new jobs analysis reveals that planners, paraplanners and CFPs are back in demand....
Estate planning has always been the missing piece in the financial advice puzzle. According to popular belief, financial planners have always struggled over where to plac...
Accountants move to increase their foothold in the financial planning arena with new association....
There is little point in starting a SMSF with less than $1 million in assets, according to Chant West principal Warren Chant....
The number of financial planners seeking advice and information on selling up their practices has increased dramatically since the elections, according to Radar Results....
What should the Australian financial planning industry make of the appointment of Bill Shorten as the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superann...
The FPA has launched an online education tool designed to help planners through the early trust building phase of a client relationship....
It is now certain the industry funds' campaign against financial advice commissions will continue. Far less certain is the manner in which the minority Government will co...
Fiducian's Merton Miles explains the main principles financial planners must adhere to if they are to meet the needs of their clients....
A Melbourne law firm has assisted financial planners in postponing a meeting of Willmott Forests grower investors....
It costs anywhere between $30 million and $100 million to establish a retail investment platform and the ACCC believes no new players will be ready to ante up – par...
It is now clear that the failure of many fund managers to appropriately navigate the global financial crisis has caused many investors to question the ultimate value they...
There is not enough detail about the annual opt in reform to take a stand for or against it, although it may be appropriate for ‘inactive’ clients, according ...
Advisers who have found their ‘revenue world shrinking’ are now considering residential property advice, according to the Ironstone Group’s Jason Isherw...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...