FSC places $1 billion price tag on TASA implementation as PJC weighs competing submissions from accounting and planning industries....
Accounting bodies claim Government’s concessions to planners on TASA are a negative outcome for consumers....
The Federal Government has bowed to industry pressure by allowing planners breathing space on TASA transition....
Financial planners are required by regulation to hold Professional Indemnity insurance, but Oscar Martinis writes that notwithstanding the increasing cost of premiums, pl...
CPA and ICAA argue against any delay to TASA implementation, claiming it will generate consumer uncertainty....
An important statistical snippet came to light during the hearings into legally enshrining the terms ‘financial planner/adviser’ – nearly 50 per cent of planners/advisers...
With the Federal Budget, end of financial year and Federal Election looming, the financial planning industry is still facing a number of critical legislative loose ends. ...
The Financial Planning Association has seen a significant change in member demographics over the past 12 months, with an increasing number of young planners joining the a...
Seaview Consulting points to parallels between the recent history of the accounting industry and what can be expected in planning sector....
The recent flurry of opinions around making financial planners accountable to the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) only continues to fuel more flawed arguments that are not ...
FSC senior adviser, Cecilia Storniolo has pointed to the differences in treatment between accountants and planners on TASA....
Improved investor sentiment fuelled by strong equity markets is resulting in a growing demand for bespoke structured products, according to George Lucas, managing directo...
ASIC has delayed work on its financial planner training framework while the Future of Financial Advice reforms are being implemented. ...
Dealer groups are not the only financial services companies being forced to adapt to the new FOFA environment, with Instreet Investment’s George Lucas explaining that fun...
Bullish outlook for equities has sparked interest in tailored structured products, according to Instreet Investment Management managing director, George Lucas. ...
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,...