The Financial Planning Association has reminded planners that there is one week left to enrol in the current semester's CFP intake, adding that enrolment numbers continue...
Former iShares ETF guru Tim Bradbury will lead a workshop on developing effective ETF strategies and incorporating them into client portfolios at the third instalment of ...
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) are proving to be a key element in the take-up of ETFs....
The annual Vanguard/Investment Trends Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) Report has revealed the sector's continued growth, both in terms of the number of fund establishments...
Overall satisfaction with financial planning software has reached a four-year high, with AdviserNETgain receiving the highest rating, according to a survey....
The number of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) using a RG146-compliant financial adviser has continued to decline, sitting at 52 per cent, according to Investmen...
Despite the satisfaction with platforms reaching a nine-year high, a new survey suggests 40 per cent of financial planners would happily switch providers for lower fees....
While three key global equities markets still face trouble, there has been a major shift in investor behaviour towards this sector. Benjamin Levy reports investors are mo...
The number of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) used by investors is on the rise despite continued market volatility, according to the BetaShares/Investment Trends ETF Report ...
Investment Trends research finds financial planners play an enormous role in the take-up of capital protected products....
The amount Australians are prepared to pay for financial advice has slipped over the past year, with the gap between expected and actual cost of advice widening....
Platforms have been around for 25 years, but there seems to be a feeling among some industry players that it’s time for a fundamental rethink about the sector, writes Luc...
Hot on the heels of the very successful Money Management SMSF workshop in Sydney last month, Money Management will be rolling out two more practitioner workshops in May....
As the industry moves towards a fee-for-service model, financial advisers need to better understand their service costs per client and adopt scaled advice solutions to se...
Investment Trends' 2011 Planning Software Report has indicated developers tended to consolidate existing functionality in response to FOFA and the GFC in 2011, rather tha...
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 ...