Listed back office investment services provider, MDS Financial Group, will purchase boutique financial planning group Sequoia Wealth Group (SWG) and rebrand all its entit...
The planning arm of a public service super fund will offer its advice services to other funds looking to provide advice to members....
Superannuation fund claims vertical integration is stifling competition and the Government’s changes to FOFA have not helped....
New online advice platform offers full financial plans for as little as $199....
MLC’s Keiran McIlwain outlines why and how greater estate planning expertise is critical for today’s financial advisers. ...
Some financial planners are already drawing their advice fee from their clients’ super accounts. ...
The FPA has called for the Government to allow alternative methods of paying for advice, in order to increase access to financial planning services....
Given the manner in which the financial planning and accounting communities have been pushed even more closely together by FOFA and TASA, it is worth reflecting upon the ...
Mike Taylor writes that the FPA’s referral arrangement with big industry fund Cbus represents yet another indicator that, having lost the war prosecuted by the industry f...
APESB deputy chairman reminds all accounting bodies of the expectation they will adopt and implement APESB standards....
FPA links to industry fund on referrals to FPA Professional Practices....
The Financial Planning Association has entered into an agreement with industry super fund Cbus to pilot a referral service. ...
A new analysis suggests recent legislative change will increase the scope for financial planners to work with accountants in the SMSF advice space. ...
Financial Planning Services Australia (FPSA), part of the netwealth Advice group, has appointed Peter Boston as national advice manager, the final addition to its new exe...
Barry Lambert looks at the underlying value of an AFSL, why you might avoid buying one and the likely impact of licensing accountants. ...
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....