In just a year, Kerry Kelly has made some tough choices in a bid to revitalise the FPA....
Stockbroking and financial planning firm Wilson HTM has entered into a partnership with funds management giant Deutsche Bank, which has taken a 19.9 per cent stake in the...
It is my experience that the most common complaint arises from a misreading of the client. And isn’t it always the case that nobody complains about good secure returns bu...
The AXA group has warned of massive upheaval in the financial planning sector as almost half of all planning practice owners look to exit the industry within the next fiv...
Accountancy giant Deloitte has released a web-based anti-money laundering tool, which it says will only cost financial planners the price of a hamburger....
Despite heavy criticism of advisers over conflicts of interest, the vast majority do not believe the financial planning industry should abandon commission-based remunerat...
Former Sydney City Councillor Kathryn Greiner will step down as chair of the FPA after one year at the top of the industry body....
What do the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Consumers Association (ACA) really want from financial services? What can be left o...
“Broad-brush” critics of the financial planning industry have had their disapproval blunted by a new survey, which found a growing number of consumers believe the quality...
Capstone Financial Planning has opened its first New South Wales office in Newcastle after recruiting two former Matrix advisers....
A jump in funds under management has helped listed financial planning business Investor Group post a record net profit of $12.09 million for 2004-05, a 55 per cent increa...
The FPA has denounced harsh criticism of its highly anticipated $3 million advertising campaign by the AIA as hastily constructed, ill-informed and biased....
A “taken aback” chief executive of the Financial Planning Association, Kerrie Kelly, has demanded the chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission take a...
Listed financial planning and accountancy business Investor Group is to acquire planning firm Hayes Knight Melbourne and merge it with WHK Greenwoods Melbourne on January...
The FPA has stepped up the pressure on its members over soft dollar payments, asking them to prove they are complying with a new code of conduct....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...