AFA chief executive, Brad Fox, has made an impassioned plea to members to not wind back the clock over the life insurance framework....
The Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison, has ruled out any major concessions on superannuation beyond some ‘life event’ exclusions from the lifetime cap....
Fiducian Group said it would remain acquisitive as it looked to build scale on the back of a solid full-year result....
The Association of Financial Advisers annual conference was looming as a hot spot for disagreement around the LIF process....
The authority of the Association of Financial Advisers board will be tested by continuing pressure for constitutional change around decision-making on the Life Insurance ...
A senior dealer group head has questioned whether enough self-licensed planners are competent to actually hold an AFSL....
BT Financial Group’s Bryan Ashenden argued that TTR strategies would remain valid despite the Budget changes....
The Paul Barrett-led, Italian-backed AZ NGA has acquired Brisbane-based business, Logiro Unchartered Pty Ltd, which has around $130 million in client funds....
The Federal Government will give priority to reintroducing the LIF legislation with some room for negotiation around the accompanying regulatory environment....
Students and graduates saw investment banking as being more glamorous than financial planning, according to the Financial Planning Association....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission adviser register has revealed a very modest start by CPA Australia Advice....
The banking industry was around 18 months away from putting in place the principles necessary to deal with inappropriate product sales commissions to banking staff....
The newly re-elected Government has been urged to look to independent financial groups rather than the banks on policy input and formulation....
The make-up of the Parliament is regarded as making amendments to the Government’s Budget super changes almost inevitable....
ClearView has added Challenger and CommInsure annuities to its WealthSolutions platform....
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,...