Paul Derham draws on extensive recent research to provides tips to help financial planners sail through their next licensee compliance audit. ...
MLC’s Insurance Income Protection Platinum has gained the highest praise from advisers in Money Management’s Adviser Choice award to win in the personal super risk disabi...
It has become ever more important to be a planner’s most-used insurance provider, according to research by Investment Trends....
Australian financial services businesses using overseas staff increase markedly in six months...
Practice brokers are sweating on the new Government providing clarity around grandfathering while buyers are getting fussier....
SFG Australia has officially launched a licensee service model in response to growing demand for back-end support from boutique Australian Financial Services Licensees. ...
Money Management congratulates the Coalition Liberal and National Parties on their convincing win at the 7 September Federal Election. However, in doing so, this publicat...
Professions working off old stereotypes need to look to future co-operation...
ASIC has acknowledged an Abbott Federal Government’s intended amendments to FOFA but will not be altering its approach until they become law....
A new analysis suggests recent legislative change will increase the scope for financial planners to work with accountants in the SMSF advice space. ...
There is more than a little hypocrisy in calls by law firms for people to avoid using bank financial planners, given the reality that the commercial practices pursued by ...
ETFs have hit record highs on inflows as advisers make them a central part of portfolio plays....
Australia’s growing “class action mentality” and the emergence of litigation funders have created fertile ground for claims against participants in the financial services...
The major planning organisations expect the newly-elected Coalition Government to deliver on the promised changes to FOFA....
The Industry Super Network appears to have positioned itself for life under a Coalition Government, but Mike Taylor questions whether recent history can be so readily for...
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...