The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has thrown its weight behind the CLERP 6 reforms, but still has concerns over some of the detail....
An administration product, in isolation, offers a very narrow service to clients. ...
1. Name: Norm Whyte 2. Job title: Proper authority holder 3. Dealer group: Professional Investment Services ...
Financial planners, investment advisers, accountants, and all professionals who provide investment advice should be aware of the recent introduction of the pru-dent perso...
Independent advisers are coming under growing pressure as several industry funds look to setting up their own financial planning bodies....
Members seeking advice about their superannuation are driving industry funds to form their own financial planning arms....
After more than a year of searching, Davey Financial Management has found a buyer for its financial services business. ...
A review of real estate agents providing investment advice in regard to property is being sought through an FPA submission to the Australian Securities & Investments Comm...
Bank based planners have enjoyed particularly strong business growth in recent years, writes Michael Migro And although this will continue in the year ahead, they face fo...
Australians are only slightly more likely to seek the services of a financial planner when looking for financial guidance than an accountant, family member or bank manage...
ASIC has announced the second stage of its review of the regulations governing the financial advice activities of real estate agents. ...
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has axed plans to merge with the Financial Planning Association (FPA), citing irreconcilable differences in membership bases....
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 ...