Association of Financial Advisers chief executive, Brad Fox, argues that planners will need to become increasingly adaptive to cope with the rapid rate of change occurrin...
Financial planners should brace themselves for a further period of political and policy uncertainty and possibly rue the lost opportunities of 2013-16. ...
A Money Management survey has revealed significant concerns about vertical integration and a willingness to see it examined by a Royal Commission....
NAB’s insurance transaction with Nippon Life has resulted in consolidation and the creation of the largest retail super fund....
There are suggestions that the make-up of the new Federal Parliament makes a Royal Commission into banking and financial services inevitable. What do you think?...
The AFA is waiting for the Government’s announcement of its ministry before heading to Canberra for policy discussion, and has urged all sides of politics to prioritise t...
An ASIC review of allegations against IOOF has substantially cleared it on insider trading allegations but has imposed a comprehensive review by an external compliance co...
Most financial planners want definitive ownership of their clients with many only wanting to pay for those dealer group services they actually use....
The Life Insurance Customer Group has taken aim at the FSC once again for its role in achieving a carve-out for direct insurance in the Life Insurance Framework. ...
Dealer groups have been an integral part of the financial planning industry but do they remain relevant in a post-FOFA increasingly technological world?...
A former accountant and PIS authorised representative is facing ASIC charges alleging fraud amounting to $800,000....
New research from Investment Trends reveals planners are more willing than ever to switch both platforms and planning software in the pursuit of better outcomes....
LIM Advisors has proposed to wind up the AMP Capital China Growth Fund (AGF) in an open letter to all unitholders....
Advisers were spending 30 hours a week on administration but only nine hours meeting clients face-to-face despite a desire to meet clients more....
JBWere has put aside its internal system and chosen to move to Praemium’s V-Wrap, with the agreement’s potential annual value sitting at around $1 million....
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....