Advisers searching for an alternative pricing model to commissions should avoid charging hourly rates, according to the managing director of Elixir Consulting, Sue Viskov...

Bennelong Funds Management chief executive Jarrod Brown calls on boutiques to build sustainable business models....

The Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen, said any future regulatory change will be guided by the need to provide high quality f...

Financial planners need to make referrals a mainstream part of their businesses and develop frameworks to obtain referrals, according to consultant David Phelan....

New system will allow payment of fees by a range of methods from credit card through to direct debit....

Financial advice is now rated as the most valuable employee benefit, particularly among people over 50, according to Mercer's David Anderson. Meanwhile, FPA chief Jo-Anne...

Platforms and wraps have become such an integral part of the financial planning revenue equation that any changes to the regulatory environment are likely to be felt up a...

ASIC has defined the number of clients lost by financial planners last financial year....

FPA Board endorses commissions shift....

In the wake of recent corporate scandals and the global financial crisis, Ray Griffin asks whether the label ‘financial planner’ has become a burden to the industry....

Doug Turek describes how bonds can be used as an easy-to-drive vehicle to a successful retirement....

A single national financial planning disciplinary committee should be established to replace the disparate committees of the industry associations, according to Anthony V...

AMP Financial Services director appointed chair of Future2 Foundation....

Today there are few willing to defend commission payments, writes George Lucas. But are commissions the root cause of all that is wrong with the financial planning indust...