The financial planning industry organisation has welcomed a signal from the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, that the Federal Govern...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has finally called a spade a spade. It has accused the Industry Super Network (ISN) of using its political influence and the Futu...
Financial planners are set to maintain their lobbying against the Government's FOFA proposals....
New research confirms consumers who use financial planners are generally happy with the service they receive but, as Mike Taylor reports, it also points to how many clien...
It is now becoming increasingly clear that one of the major consequences of the Government’s Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes will be further industry consolidat...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive, Mark Rantall, has pointed to the fact that many industry fund planners are members of the FPA....
Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, stirred up a great deal of anger and resentment recently by saying that he did not believe the key ...
The policy uncertainty surrounding the Federal Government's proposed Future of Financial Advice changes appear to have contributed to wiping up to 15 per cent off the val...
The Federal Government may have made its intentions for the proposed MySuper regulations reasonably clear, but many industry participants are still unsure about the best ...
New Roy Morgan Research reveals the degree to which industry funds have gained an edge in the minds of members....
More than 90 per cent of financial planners responding to a Money Management survey believe that the Government's current Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes will h...
With the Government’s release of its Future of Financial Advice proposals, Mike Taylor writes that the financial planning industry now has a tangible target at whic...
The Financial Services Council has confirmed transitional arrangements on volume rebates involving the grandfathering of those existing before 30 June, 2012....
Perceptions exist that the industry super funds have succeeded in having the Government stack the cards against financial planners. Mike Taylor writes it is up to the Ass...
The Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, has told financial planners that there is no need to compete with the intra-...
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,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...