The end of the financial year has brought more changes for licensees which are reflected in their adviser numbers which continued to drop, according to HFS Consulting. ...
A member of a key Parliamentary Committee has queried whether financial planners are too afraid to challenge the Australian Securities and Investments Commission because ...
The adviser exodus from the industry has continued in the second quarter of the year, with more than 800 leaving the industry from the start of April. ...
Nearly 80% of current and prospective retirees failed to get any financial advice during the recent market crash, and one-in-five believe advice is only “for the rich” ac...
Engagement by users over 60 years old has been the highest for AMP’s new Facebook Messenger bot, which is designed to assist those seeking financial help and information ...
The answer to running a not-for-profit planning business is to establish it within an industry superannuation, according to evidence given to a key parliamentary committe...
Financial planners may not be totally happy with the Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers but they aren’t keen on setting up a new bod...
Advisers who volunteer in the initiative for at least 60 hours will receive three months of licensee fee relief....
The Government is finding itself under pressure to support class order relief around the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam timetable in the wake of th...
While industry associations have welcomed the six-month deferral, they have called for the Government to be open to reviewing the timeline given the uncertainty of the CO...
As the financial planning industry moves to the end of April, many eyes are being directed towards OneVue and how successful it will be in selling its financial planning ...
The checking mechanisms employed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission prevented a licensee from employing a currently banned adviser....
With or without code monitoring bodies or a single disciplinary body, some licensees have been breach-reporting to ASIC on adviser code breaches....
As a part of its new series, Money Management speaks to financial planning groups and asks them to share their views on the industry in a new environment. This month, MM ...
A University of Canberra historical Graduate Diploma, two new RMIT degrees, and recognised prior learning from the FPA and CPA has been approved by FASEA. ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....