Some of the proposed reforms are either unnecessary or incomplete and will not fix the core issues facing the financial services industry, according to the Boutique of Fi...
The Financial Services Council has urged the industry to adopt a common agenda to deal with the new dynamic in Canberra....
The submission deadline for entries to the Money Management Financial Planner of the Year Award 2010 has been extended....
The FPA has launched an online education tool designed to help planners through the early trust building phase of a client relationship....
While the results of the Federal Election have finally been decided, the future of Labor's proposed changes to financial advice and superannuation remain uncertain. Lucin...
Adviser resistance is contributing to the slow adoption of responsible investment (RI) strategies, according to Mercer’s member services and advice leader Jo-Anne B...
The now confirmed Gillard Government must “move quickly” to finalise details regarding reforms to the financial advice industry, according to FPA chief Mark R...
The Financial Planning Association has warned its members on a number of bad advice hotspots, while also expelling one of its members....
The FPA is calling on current and aspiring CFPs to enter themselves in the Value of Advice Awards for 2010....
The Coalition’s superannuation policy released this week has drawn mixed reviews, with several major industry bodies expressing disappointment at the policy for bei...
There is an unfair bias in the reform agenda against advisers, and more attention should be paid to researchers and product providers, according to the Financial Planning...
More women are emerging as both investors and financial services professionals in what has largely been perceived as a male-dominated environment, according to industry h...
The FPA calls for industry support to give its DollarSmart program more impetus....
To be recognised as true professionals, financial planners need the equivalent of a degree qualification. The FPA's Certified Financial Planner designation is not enough,...
Figures reveal membership take-up of the Financial Planning Association's Certified Financial Planner designation has plateaued since 2001....
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,...