Barry Lambert looks at the underlying value of an AFSL, why you might avoid buying one and the likely impact of licensing accountants. ...
The aftermath of what was deemed the largest superannuation fund fraud in Australian history has seen only one individual jailed so far, with most other parties having th...
Half of former Whittaker Macnaught advisers have set up their own practices under CBA-owned Financial Wisdom, while Eureka and MSI Taylor are picking up the rest of the b...
ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell has cautioned dealer groups on hiring planners who previously worked for dodgy advice practices....
Mortgage Choice Financial Planning has embarked on the 'soft launch' of the mortgage broker's planning business, opening the doors to two new franchises....
HLB Mann Judd Melbourne will create a new wealth management division to be headed by financial adviser Andrew Lord....
This year's Financial Planner of the Year awards saw a list of diverse yet high-calibre financial planning professionals enter the finals....
It was Michelle Tate-Lovery's drive to professionalism and focus on client education which won her the 2012 Money Management Financial Planner of the Year title. Milana P...
Boutique planners need to develop a specialised business model in order to compete against "mass service providers", says Next Step Financial Strategies partner Neil Whit...
AMP's third quarter cashflows announcement points to contribution made by wealth management and SMSFs....
Mortgage Choice has opened a financial planning business which will commence initial operations next month and aims to have 60 advisers within three years....
Financial planning firms are increasingly likely to link with mortgage brokers, but the different skill sets, remuneration models and legal interpretations remain a barri...
Adding an accounting practice to a financial planning business is harder to pull off than advisers may think, according to JNP Capital managing director Jason Phillips....
Melbourne-based financial planning business FMD Financial has acquired two advisory firms - Investwell Financial Planning and Financial Lifestyle Managers....
Centrepoint Alliance has entered into a conditional agreement to sell its Singaporean financial advice business to Aviva Asia Holdings....
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
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....