AMP has flagged piloting new advice models at the same time as announcing a solid first-half profit result....
A financial services benchmarking group has launched an invitation only adviser register and created a benchmark to measure the quality of advice and value proposition of...
Countplus signals targeting of underpeforming member firms and possible restructuring....
SFG Australia will cease to be a non-aligned advice group as IOOF’s purchase of the group reaches its conclusion tomorrow....
ASIC’s upcoming report on risk insurance churn is likely to lead to further debate on removing commissions but would overlook the related costs of advice according to Syn...
The financial planning industry has illustrated “inappropriate levels of quality” going back more than a decade, ASIC said....
Australian Unity claims monthly educational contact with clients is optimal....
Commbank Wealth Management head, Annabel Spring says the group will remain focused on its existing strategy....
ANZ trading update declares $5.2 billion unaudited cash profit for nine months to 30 June....
In the wake of recent industry-wide change financial planning numbers appear to have moved little, according to data collected for the Money Management Top 100 Dealer Gro...
Law firm suggests simple licensing compliance is the best way of avoiding undue regulatory attention....
Industry fund CareSuper has partnered with accounting group Crowe Horwath to help facilitate exits from SMSFs....
The ISA claims vertical integration and FOFA changes pose risks to fair default fund regime....
The Commonwealth Bank has delivered a solid full-year result with its financial planning troubles making little impact in terms of comments or provisioning....
Dealer group Libertas Financial Planning expands its dealer services model to accountants and signs first accountancy practice to the service....
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...