Mike Taylor writes that less than 12 months out from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s review of the Life Insurance Framework, the Australian life in...
There were 1,332 complaints out of 84,500 against planners in the last financial year which the Australian Financial Complaints Authority says is “fantastic”....
The restructuring across major banks and advice players has resulted in a large number of advisers leaving the industry because the jobs are no longer there anymore, acco...
The Financial Planning Association has launched its 2020 awards with a new category recognising technology and the use of digital delivery....
Both the Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers have signalled to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that the future o...
The education provider has committed to not increasing its retail subject enrolment fees until at least 2022....
The three organisations have partnered to combine a Master of Financial Planning with the CFP Certification Program....
The chair of licensee Synchron, Michael Harrison sees merit and advantages in a move towards individual adviser registration....
With the cost of Commerce-related degrees rising by 28% the Association of Financial Advisers is pointing to additional impact on a planning industry already hit by advis...
A member of a key Parliamentary Committee has queried whether financial planners are too afraid to challenge the Australian Securities and Investments Commission because ...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s most senior financial planning executives cited advice they had given to the chair of the Financial Adviser Standar...
Too many Governments have looked for quick fixes where financial adviser regulation is concerned and it is time for an audit and the removal of costly and unnecessary lay...
The financial services bodies have welcomed the extension of the FASEA exam and education standards, which now have the deadline of 1 January, 2022, and 1 January, 2026, ...
The Financial Planning Association’s proposals for adviser registration to replace licensee authorisations has caused consternation among some licensees, but the FPA has ...
A proposed 38% per adviser increase in fees levied by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has proved too much for the Financial Planning Association whic...
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,...