The Government has seriously misread the major issues relating to financial advice, according to the chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Richa...
AXA-owned dealer group Genesys Wealth Advisers is offering close to 10 per cent equity in the business to advisers as it seeks to align advisers' interests with the broad...
Since there is bipartisan support for the removal of commissions from planner remuneration, the outcome of a Federal Election will not change the fact that commissions ar...
Portfolio administrator Praemium is launching a new virtual wrap product that is aimed at assisting planners transitioning from commission-based remuneration to fees for ...
Many of the MySuper proposals are flawed, according to Robert Keavney, including the reduction of disclosure to members and the introduction of the concept of 'optimal' i...
Paul Barrett commends the Future of Financial Advice recommendations but warns that the annual renewal requirement will create more risk for investors....
Genesys Wealth Advisers is working overtime to stem the flow of outgoing member firms by creating a new loyalty scheme aimed at locking in firms for up to five years....
MLC's financial planning businesses have completed a transition to a fee-for-service remuneration structure for all new investment and superannuation clients, a process t...
ING-owned dealer group RI Advice Group has restricted the number of insurers on its Approved Product List to six preferred insurers....
Milana Pokrajac examines how financial services salaries are regaining ground as firms look to strengthen teams and take advantage of improving market conditions....
The past two years have been hard hitting for the financial services career market. Ashleigh McIntyre takes a look at what is driving its recovery....
Employers may have started hiring again, but that doesn't mean the global financial crisis is over, writes Mike Taylor....
Industry reforms may lead to changes in adviser recruitment strategies....
Portfolio administration company Praemium is perfectly placed to take advantage of an impending shift towards a fee-for-service remuneration model in the UK, and plans to...
Financial product innovation will halt as uncertainty around the Future of Financial Advice reforms persists, says Perpetual's Matt McKinnon....
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....