Assistant Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg has outlined the Government’s agenda for planning including the possibility of a national exam and co-regulation....
AMP has posted a solid result for 2014, with underlying profit up 23 per cent year on year, largely driven by growth in its wealth management business. ...
Former FPA chairman, Matthew Rowe argues that the changing dynamics impacting the financial planning industry makes it inevitable that some organisations will wither and ...
After this week’s leadership challenge the Federal Government will not waste political capital championing changes to FOFA according to the AFA....
Constant flip flopping of FOFA laws have left advisers in limbo over what regulations constitute as law, Holly Nethercote believes....
The FPA’s Matthew Rowe has questioned the survivability of a number of financial planning organisations....
Industry funds have been around since the earliest days of superannuation but in recent years have moved into providing advice and banking services bringing them head to ...
As the financial planning industry proceeds further into 2015 it must accept little or no further change to FOFA but a range of new debates and opportunities....
The immediate past chairman of the Financial Planning Association, Matthew Rowe, sees considerable significance in the findings of the Joint Parliamentary Committee which...
The political wrangling around financial advice reforms have passed over the heads of most consumers who have yet to be convinced of their relevance according to Adviser ...
Vertical integration is off the radar for the time being but may come back if amendments to the FOFA legislation are revived according to ISA. ...
Research undertaken by ASIC points to institutionally-aligned planners having the most "passive" clients. ...
Certainty around the FOFA reforms is set to provide financial services sector employers with the security to increase staff numbers a new survey reveals....
Consumer group Choice has resumed its call for a ban on asset-based fees....
Many advisers are struggling to find their place in the post-FOFA industry, leading to a surge in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and early retirements. ...
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,...