15 March 2010 | Following the Government's prescription for better managed investment schemes disclosure, Brendan Ivers explains how these changes have affected the industry.
24 February 2010 | The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is highly unlikely to complete its promised return to shadow shopping in the financial planning industry in the current financial year.
22 February 2010 | Bernie Ripoll warns about the return of margin lending into the financial sector, and the dangers the practice poses for unwary investors.
11 February 2010 | Lobby groups have oversimplified the financial services debate, leaving the roots of the industry’s problems unexposed, argues the executive manager of Guardian Financial Planning Steve Browning.
10 February 2010 | PJC chair warns the rising number of margin lending clients should "be of concern to banks and regulators", while slamming spruikers who target the vulnerable.
28 January 2010 | The regulatory and ideological changes taking place in financial services are likely to see a more professional, but leaner, financial planning industry emerge.
25 January 2010 | Recent action in the NSW Supreme Court over the status of Adviser Service Fees when authorised representatives change licensees appears to have
raised more questions than it has answered. Mike Taylor reports.
25 January 2010 | Last year was a watershed year for the financial planning sector, writes Richard Klipin. He explains why 2010 promises to be a year of opportunity.
21 December 2009 | As 2009 comes to a close, Money Management examines the policy developments that have shaped and will reshape the industry.
21 December 2009 | The Financial Planning Association’s (FPA’s) white paper on education expectations during its national conference last month appears to be a knee-jerk reaction to mounting criticism and scrutiny, write Rakesh Gupta and Ken Bruce.
21 December 2009 | The Australian financial planning industry has finished 2009 having successfully surmounted a number of its greatest challenges, writes Mike Taylor.
14 December 2009 | Moves to resolve conflict of interest issues are being undermined by the 'divided loyalties' the Corporations Act encourages, argues FPA deputy chief executive Deen Sanders.
14 December 2009 | When the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services handed down its recent report into Financial Products and Services in Australia, it was predictably lamenting how 'mum and dad' investors lacked the educational skills to critically analyse retail investment products. But is education the answer?
14 December 2009 | A year of extremes has forced the industry to step up and meet the demands of clients, writes Brian Bissaker.
14 December 2009 | In the wake of a challenging year, a number of major hurdles lie ahead for financial planners, writes Richard Klipin.
14 December 2009 | It's time for the industry to evolve into a profession – and this involves more than simply removing commissions, writes Barry Lambert.
14 December 2009 | With the dust from the global financial crisis beginning to settle, it is an opportune time for some reflection, writes Mark Hoven.
14 December 2009 | Having proven itself resilient, it is time for the Australian funds management industry to take its skills and experience to the world, writes John Brogden.
14 December 2009 | The challenges of 2009 have demonstrated the underlying strength of the super industry, writes Pauline Vamos.
10 December 2009 | The chairman of the Ripoll Inquiry, Bernie Ripoll, has indicated volume rebates paid from product manufacturers to dealer groups are encompassed in the recommendations made by the committee - including the recommendation to cease payments from product manufacturers to advisers.
7 December 2009 | The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services (the Ripoll Inquiry) has delivered precisely what could be expected from a parliamentary inquiry – a set of recommendations for the Government to consider but no silver bullets. A Mike Taylor editorial.
4 December 2009 | Questions have been raised about whether financial advisers paid a salary by a superannuation fund will find their circumstances challenged as a result of the introduction of an explicit fiduciary duty rule in the Corporations Act.
3 December 2009 | The Government and the Treasury, rather than the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), should lead the way in implementing changes to the financial planning industry, according to the chief executive of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), Jo-Anne Bloch.
3 December 2009 | Financial advisers paid a salary by a product manufacturer, such as those employed by banks, may find they cannot continue their client relationships if a purist definition of 'fiduciary duty' is introduced in the Corporations Act, a prominent financial services lawyer has warned.
30 November 2009 | Snowball Group managing director Tony McDonald has called for a tough approach in the wake of the Ripoll recommendations.