Advisers attending IOOF professional development days and technical training sessions will be eligible to receive CPD points following the company’s acceptance as a princ...
The financial advice community is divided on the FPA’s soon to be released principles on conflicts of interest, displaying mixed opinions on the appropriateness and likel...
Peter Kell is the face of the wave of consumerism that has washed over the financial planning industry...
As part of a bold new bid to increase revenue by 30 per cent, advisers not aligned to Count Financial will be rewarded with options in the dealer group if they drive new ...
Financial Wisdom has introduced a new system of assessing the strength of the practices within its dealer group in response to the financial services industry’s shift in ...
Pure commission-based selling of financial advice or biased buyer of last resort practices are being rapidly dismantled as the Financial Planning Association puts the fin...
ANZ Financial Planning is moving universally onto a fee-for-service remuneration model for its advisers, becoming the first major Australian dealer group to do so officia...
Last month, Count Financial managing director Barry Lambert took the unconventional step of offering staff 10,000 Count options for every baby borne to an adviser while w...
AXA and MLC, two of Australia’s largest dealer groups, have made changes to their adviser remuneration policies following the release of the draft of the FPA’s Principles...
Ascending to the summit of an organisation is an achievement people usually rank as a life long ambition but Corinna Dieters’ decision to stand for election as chair of t...
The FPA’s Principles on Conflicts of Interest have been refined into four statements following feedback from its membership....
The low unemployment levels driven by a buoyant share market and thriving economy, as well as an increased need to recruit compliance professionals following the implemen...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...