ASIC has vehemently denied being swayed by lobbying groups to suspend its adviser competency push. ...
The Australian Labor Party has now made it clear that FOFA is a totem policy issue and that it will not be relenting in resisting any Government changes. ...
Advisers may need to rethink their approach to aged care advice. ...
Job growth for financial planners has been on a flat trajectory since the GFC, which should prompt opportunists to pivot into future boom areas like healthcare and succes...
The Minister for Finance and Acting Asistant Treasurer, Senator Mathias Cormann will address a Money Management breakfast traversing key issues....
The failure to ask open-ended questions or listen to the goals and feedback of clients are among the most frequent errors that cost planners clients, according to advice ...
Managed account specialists warn that grandfathering needs to be viewed as a diminishing resource....
The FPA has denounced efforts in the Senate to disallow amendments to FOFA predicting changes will automatically place advisers in breach of the law....
The Federal Opposition will push to disallow the FOFA amendments in the Senate after Labor Senator Sam Dastyari stated it had secured the numbers to win a vote on the mat...
It's been an issue that's ruffled feathers across the industry, but is scaled advice finally gaining traction in the planning world? Kate Cowling investigates. ...
The FPA has reported a 100 per cent surge in its CFP program take up after the CBA and AMP raised educational standards following scandals at the CBA and Macquarie Bank....
The CBA will require its aligned advisers and licensees to hold qualifications in planning-related disciplines as part of its move towards higher education standards. ...
The FPA has named Neil Kendall as its new chair, along with making changes to its board....
Lonsec/SuperRatings data points to value in industry funds more willingly linking with financial planners....
Politicians tasked with raising education and professional standards in the financial advice sector are being urged by the FPA. to “look beyond the noise” of vested inter...
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...