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....
Colonal First State has restructured its financial planning businesses into a single entity....
Some banks that provide loans to financial planning businesses are beginning to question the value of financial advice firms that drive business off superannuation invest...
AMP Financial Services director appointed chair of Future2 Foundation....
Amid the push to boost education standards in the financial planning industry, experience will still be central to protecting the interests of clients....
There is an opportunity for 10 per cent to 15 per cent of active mortgage brokers to break into the financial planning world....
Businesses such as iRefund thrive when consumers feel they are not getting value for the commissions paid to financial planners....
Financial planning businesses have traditionally been valued on a multiple of annual recurring revenue, including trail commissions on investments, which clients have his...
National Australia Bank and are other major lenders are turning away cash-strapped financial planning practices with unsustainable business models....
Financial Index Australia acquires rights to service remaining 4,000 clients of Storm Financial....
Uses cash for acquisitions, expanding associated financial planning businesses and distribution channels....
In the good times, revenue from platforms have been a strong source of income for dealer groups and advisers...
Twelve owners of financial planning businesses acquired by Storm Financial have lodged proof of debt claims with the administrators of the collapsed group....
Financial planning firms left in the cold....
Storm Financial model had risks, but is not alone....
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,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...