Risk insurance has been on the ropes for some time but it is far from down and out. In fact many in the game would contend the market must improve as it has no other opti...

More work on retirement income policy is needed if the living standard expectations by the next generation of retirees are to be met, according to a major policy statemen...

The Joint Parliamentary Committee’s recommendations against disclosure of commissions by risk advisers have been branded a “disgrace” and condemned by virtually all sides...

The Joint Parliamentary Committee inquiry into commissions on risk products has veered away from recommending mandatory disclosure rules for risk advisers, warning that t...

As Rhonda Virtue writes, it is essential that members are educated about the impact of choice on insurance....

Choice of superannuation fund legislation is taking forever to pass through Federal Parliament. Lisa Bowman asks why....

The accounting profession has made a last-ditch effort for the right to provide at least a small measure of advice under the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA)....

The savings industry in New Zealand is reaching out to the broader business community in an effort to provide the Government with a savings policy....

Shadow minister for retirement incomes and savings, Senator Nick Sherry, has pointed to figures released last week by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority on su...

Accountants have been cut out from providing even non-specific advice on superannuation products after revisions to the Financial Services Reform regulation adding more f...

As the end of the financial year approaches, Julie Bennett looks at how well advisers think traditional tax planning strategies stack up this year....

The financial services industry has delivered a mixed response to the Federal Budget, with one association lambasting the Government for “walking away” from Australia’s r...

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has backed the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) recent comments in defending the Financial Services Reform ...

The Financial Service Reform Act will not change community perceptions of financial planners nor will it stop people from being dishonest according to International CFP C...