A legal technicality in the new SLAB3 legislation is threatening Australia’s 300,000+ self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF). The legislation, due to come into effect ...

IntegraTec is challenging the FPA’s Diploma of Financial Planning (DFP) course af-ter its latest course gained the go ahead from ASIC and Vocational Education and Trainin...

“Whatever may be said on the quality of my chairmanship, I was certainly not a great secretary.” Former FPA chief Russell McKimm modestly accepts his distinguished servic...

A number of high profile financial planning personalities have been cemented in the Financial Planning Association (FPA) almanacs for their efforts in building the 11,000...

Advisers never cease to amaze me. I thought I was beyond shock as far as the ego and greed of some advisers were concerned. But from recent articles I have read; conversa...

A stock market listing, a new fee structure and a management team not afraid to speak their minds – there is never a dull moment at Count Wealth Accountants. Samantha Wal...

Advisor Investment Services has scored something of a coup with the poaching of Westpac’s head of financial planning, Bruce McCreedy....

Recently proposed changes to the social security means test have many in the in-dustry up in arms. Samantha Walker takes a look at the proposals and the backlash from the...

Although 1999 was a great year for advisers, 2000 will provide many challenges to the industry, Frank Welsh told delegates at the AMP Financial Planning conference in Syd...

AMP Financial Planning managing director Steve Helmich has been appointed to the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) board to represent the large dealer groups....

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has criticised proposals to include assets held in private trusts and private companies as part of the means test for the age pen...

The Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) complaints resolution scheme will be rolled into the operations of its only competitor under a deal announced late yes-terday....

AMP Financial Planning managing director Steve Helmich has been appointed to the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) board to rep-resent the large dealer groups....

A group of financial planning dealers have banded together to provide financial advice targeting government institutions and large corporations in the process of downsizi...