A financial planning executive said professional, holistic advice services should not be thrown into the same bucket as low-level intra-fund advice when talking about the...
Confronted by a Senate Committee inquiry, ASIC has delivered a highly detailed enforcement report and pointed to the likelihood of FOFA uncovering legacy issues....
Due to the wave of change ripping through the financial services industry, law firms specialising in this sector will be fighting for your business. Leanne Mezrani points...
Grant Holley, the head of law firm Holley Nethercote, suggests planners take a number of steps in the wake of FOFA’s official start....
New FOFA research commissioned by industry funds is at odds with reality, according to financial planning executives. ...
Planners are already changing their commercial decisions on business acquisitions because of grandfathering issues. ...
Barry Lambert looks at the underlying value of an AFSL, why you might avoid buying one and the likely impact of licensing accountants. ...
The AFA is working with Treasury to prevent the loss of grandfathering on existing clients when advisers change licensees. ...
Planner satisfaction with platforms has reached the highest level recorded in 10 years, according to findings from the Investment Trends 2013 Planner Technology Report....
Seaview Consulting believes planning firms can translate the FOFA changes into a business opportunity....
The new Federal Treasurer, Chris Bowen, will be a keynote speaker at the forthcoming Financial Services Council conference....
OneVue has upgraded its Unified Managed Account platform to offer two separate investment package options plus a simplified fee structure....
The concept of trust in financial planning has reached a critical juncture, writes Geoff Rimmer, and only bold measures will restore it. ...
The chairman of the Senate Committee reviewing ASIC laments that its greatest successes appear to have occurred after the damage has already been done....
Australian financial services institutions have received some breathing space with regards to the implementation of FOFA and Stronger Super as the US announces a six-mont...
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....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...