Asteron Life has produced new research underscoring both the value of advice and insurance....

Actuarial consultancy Rice Warner expresses concern that proposed FOFA changes will undermine the delivery of intrafund advice....

Advisers believe the FOFA reforms are a now only a distraction from delivering quality client services and building their personal brand, a recent survey by the Advice Le...

Retail advisers have traditionally shied away from alternative investments, but an upswing in the market could see them become a hot ticket option in 2014, particularly f...

It would be very easy to have read the announcement by the Minister for Finance, Senator Mathias Cormann, that he was pausing the FOFA change process as some sort of a vi...

Mike Taylor writes that planners and the Government need to reflect upon how they were once again outflanked by the industry funds in the battle for the hearts and minds ...

Financial planning firms and dealer groups would be levied by ASIC according to the number of authorised and employee representatives they have on their books....

The Financial Planning Education Council (FPEC) announces two winners of its FPEC University Research Grants....

Small investors issue warnings of financial hardship if ANZ chooses to pursue $260m Timbercorp debts....

ASIC has outlined four key areas for regulatory improvement - including for a national exam, a wider register and greater banning powers....

The FPA uses its FSI submission to point to need to more clearly define the risks in general and personal advice....

Zurich’s D’Arcy Evans was crowned Business Development Manager of the Year at Money Management/Lonsec’s 2016 Fund Manager of the Year Awards....

The Department of Treasury has pointed to the role of financial advice in assisting consumers to engage with the financial system....

The Senate Committee reviewing ASIC’s performance is likely to make recommendations based on how past failures were owed to a lack of intelligence and necessary skills....