The attributes that companies are seeking in financial planners are drastically changing, with sales no longer a must-have skill, writes Milana Pokrajac. ...

Tasmanian Liberal Senator, David Bushby has explained the high cost for planners in complying with an unamended FOFA regime....

The margin lending industry looks set to rebound, with two thirds of brokers looking to increase their activity in the next 12 months, research shows....

ASIC will seek to ban management figures in financial planning firms that are involved in advice failures....

The ICAA has defended the ATO’s SMSF jurisdiction while suggesting consumers need to take more responsibility for their advice outcomes....

New research confirms superannuation has been the driver for financial services growth and that financial planners still suffer from negative perceptions....

ISA chief executive David Whiteley calls for Government’s pause to be used to develop constructive consensus on FOFA....

Milana Pokrajac explores the pluses and minuses of vertically integrated dealer groups and the concept of a so-called ‘benign institution’....

Milana Pokrajac examines the advantages and disadvantages of vertically integrated advice compared to self-licensing and non-aligned advice....

With the surge of online technologies reducing face-to-face time at a rapid pace, financial planners must make sure the push towards efficiency doesn’t come at the cost o...

While education has long been the yardstick by which advisers are measured, the bar has been raised and standards have become more widespread than ever before. As Jason S...

As the June 30 deadline for the aged care reform package quickly approaches, Anna Lawton looks at how the changes will affect planners and their clients. ...

A new recruitment search is underway as a result of Michael Carter resigning his position as Bridges CEO....

A new planning association has been launched, promising to help advisers deliver real return strategies against the backdrop of increasing regulation. ...