Prominent industry figure Anthony Starkins dropped a bombshell on the financial planning industry earlier this month when he called on the Government to outlaw commission...
Prominent financial adviser Anthony Starkins has called for the outlawing of commissions because they contravene the fiduciary relationship between advisers and clients....
In 1992, the word “Internet” didn’t even rate a mention in most dictionaries. In 2000, over 25 per cent of Australians are online and the percentage is rapidly growing. ...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) are at odds following the release of a parliamentary report on the Financial Serv...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) are at odds following the release of a parliamentary report on the Financial Serv...
Planners should not be put off from entering the self-managed funds advice market by complex legislation, says PSI Group chief executive officer Paul Kolatchew....
Lawyers and accountants will not be subject to the same licensing requirements as financial planners if the findings of the Joint Statutory Committee on Corporations and ...
Planners should not be put off from entering the self-managed funds advice market by complex legislation, says PSI Group chief executive officer Paul Kolatchew....
E*Trade in the US will team up with accounting and consulting giant, Ernst & Young to provide online financial planning, according to reports in the New York Times. Both ...
Macquarie Financial Services has made further inroads into the self managed super-annuation fund (SMSF) market with the roll out of an “end to end” service. The service, ...
Newly elected national president of the Securities Institute Michael Willis has lent his voice to the argument calling for real estate agents to be subject to the same re...
The new economy has brought with it new criteria for investor protection, a senior ASIC commissioner has told members of the FPA Melbourne chapter....
The new economy has brought with it new criteria for investor protection, a senior ASIC commissioner has told members of the FPA Melbourne chapter....
A WestpacTrust advertisement in New Zealand promising free advice from staff trained in savings and investment has angered many in the NZ financial planning industry....
The steady rise of online financial services may not kill the wrap account or master trust service, but it is sure to make huge waves over the coming months. Stuart En-ge...
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...