ASIC has acknowledged an Abbott Federal Government’s intended amendments to FOFA but will not be altering its approach until they become law....
ETFs have hit record highs on inflows as advisers make them a central part of portfolio plays....
The major planning organisations expect the newly-elected Coalition Government to deliver on the promised changes to FOFA....
The Industry Super Network appears to have positioned itself for life under a Coalition Government, but Mike Taylor questions whether recent history can be so readily for...
Seaview Consulting predicts financial planning practice values will remain in decline with supply outstripping demand....
Some sections of the financial planning industry do not have a full understanding of what research houses do and to what extent their ratings can be relied upon. ...
Investors set to own platform via equity stakes deal....
The Commonwealth Bank has finished the last financial year with $7.6 billion in net profit after tax, and an earnings boost for its wealth management division. ...
In a two-horse race at the forthcoming Federal Election, Mike Taylor writes that financial services companies are mainly backing self-interest. ...
Two large banks have told the PJC that they do not impose sales targets on their financial planners, but revenue targets and adviser bonus structures are still in place....
There are enough unknowns remaining in FOFA to create uncertainty for planners well into next year....
Planners who specialise in SMSF advice derive almost half of their revenue from this advice ...
The concept of trust in financial planning has reached a critical juncture, writes Geoff Rimmer, and only bold measures will restore it. ...
An independent expert will monitor the way PIS gives financial advice for the next nine months to ensure the group meets the standards set out in the Enforceable Undertak...
The distinction between wholesale and retail clients has been a fundamental part of the financial services laws since the 2004 Financial Services Reform legislation. Howe...
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,...