The Financial Planning Association's (FPA's) Ask an Expert Week has commenced and will run until 27 January....

Financial planning licensees need to take a close look at their Approved Product Lists (APLs) to ensure they are sufficiently broad, according to Minter Ellison partner R...

Engaging inactive clients will be one of the biggest challenges facing financial advisers in the post-FOFA world, according to executive general manager of advice and mar...

Time is running out for financial planners and accountants working in the SMSF space to make crucial decisions before legislative changes come in, according to SPAA....

In a bid to promote financial planning, members of the FPA will use an online forum to answer financial questions put by the Australian public....

While the ultimate shape of FOFA might depend on who wins the next Federal election, financial planners will have a busy year ahead nevertheless, writes the FPA’s Dante D...

Some older planners are refusing to sell and instead choosing to live off their commissions income indefinitely, according to Kenyon Partners chief executive Paul Tynan....

The National Australia Bank's (NAB's) proposed customer service model will be "beneficial" to most of its financial planners, according to MLC advice and marketing execut...

Mike Taylor argues that if financial planners are to follow a template for becoming a profession, they should choose medicine over the law....

The Finance Sector Union (FSU) has expressed concerns around proposed changes to the remuneration model for National Australia Bank (NAB) financial planners....

Infocus Group founder Darren Steinhardt will assume the role of chairman following the departure of Barrie Adams at the company's December board meeting....

FPA chief executive Mark Rantall counters Federal Opposition doubts by arguing there is a genuine need to enshrine the term 'financial planner/adviser' in law....

Investors are not always comfortable with the decisions made by fund managers, especially during volatile periods. Some managers cave in to their demands, while others do...

2012 will stand as a watershed year for the Australian financial planning industry – the year during which the various elements of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) l...