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Editorial
The Government needs to consider all sides of the debate as it prepares to release the Future of Financial Advice draft legislation, writes Mike Taylor....
Financial planning
Providers of superannuation products and simple managed investment schemes will have just over a year to adapt to new Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) requirements, und...
Financial planning
New ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft wants financial service 'gatekeepers' to vet products going to retail investors....
Policy & Regulation
It may be two years before the full impact of FOFA on planning practice valuations becomes clear....
Financial planning
Financial planning software provider IRESS has announced its next update of Xplan will include new 'opt-in' capabilities for advisers as part of the practice management f...
Financial planning
E&W Strategic Partners has announced a series of independently developed workshops aimed at helping financial planners make the transition to fee-for-service....
Financial planning
The Institute of Public Accountants has spoken out in favour of the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, arguing that the financial planning industry s...
Policy & Regulation
Smaller platform providers claim large institutions that have financial products, administration services and distribution networks under one umbrella will find ways to p...
Financial planning
The current wave of regulatory reforms in financial services and focus on professionalism could lead to a structural shift in financial services education, with a focus o...
Policy & Regulation
Platforms should not wait to see what changes are introduced under the Government's Future of Financial Advice reforms, but rather should try and stay ahead of market nee...
Editorial
The Opposition spokesman on Financial Services, Senator Mathias Cormann, unquestionably hit a strong note with financial planners when he late last month told an Associat...
Financial planning
Fixed and asset-based fees can co-exist as adviser remuneration methods as long as each method is used for the appropriate product, according to OneVue chief executive of...
Financial planning
A two-year opt-in proposal will reduce the cost of financial advice, with asset-based fees resulting in consumers paying up to 17 times more, according to the Industry Su...
Financial planning
The Government's final outline of its Future of Financial Advice proposals has raised as many questions as it has answered, with participants in a <i>Money Management</i>...
Editorial
The Federal Government may have handed down its Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) proposals but that has not served to end uncertainty in the financial services industry....
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Podcast
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,...