The Opposition spokesman on Financial Services, Senator Mathias Cormann, unquestionably hit a strong note with financial planners when he late last month told an Associat...
Recent comments by independent MP Rob Oakeshott that he does not support Labor's proposed two-year opt-in arrangements have been welcomed by both the Financial Planning A...
Asgard's Michelle Woodgate has been named Money Management BDM of the Year....
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has indicated it will open discussions with Treasury about whether some platforms should be regarded as pure administration tools...
The happy days of all-expenses-paid trips and free tickets to the country's top events will end should certain Future of Financial Advice reforms relating to soft dollar ...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has called on the Federal Government to reconsider its proposed ban on life insurance commissions within superannuation, saying i...
Frequent changes in the law mean compliance issues can often be a legal minefield. Here, lawyers David Court, Sonnie Bailey and Kathryn Wardrobe answer three frequently a...
Dealer group Infocus Money Management has recruited Lyn Dixon as the new head of professional standards and compliance, to support, supervise and train advisers in the fi...
More than 90 per cent of financial planners responding to a Money Management survey believe that the Government's current Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes will h...
Financial planners have been told they can use rapid advice technology to combat the efforts of industry funds....
Money Management wants to know how you feel about the proposed FOFA changes....
With the Government’s release of its Future of Financial Advice proposals, Mike Taylor writes that the financial planning industry now has a tangible target at whic...
A ban on risk commissions within superannuation has been one of the main areas of concern resulting from the Government's FOFA package....
The FPA has outlined concerns about opt-in provisions and insurance bans within super outlined in the Government's Future of Financial Advice reforms....
Issues surrounding adviser liability remain a concern and will be discussed during the next phase of Government consultation regarding investor compensation, according to...
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,...