Planners need to ensure that the defensive parts of their client's portfolios are truly defensive in the face of uncertainty in the global bond market....

Financial planners need to be frank with their clients and persuade them to accept the inevitability of a lower return environment. ...

The financial advice industry could be expected to pay $24 million in levies to fund ASIC under the industry funding model, with much of it falling on personal advice pro...

Despite the controversies and challenges, the absolute size of the Australian financial planning industry has remained relatively stable, according to Money Management TO...

For the first time Money Management asked the dealer groups in a survey to share their views on the educational requirements for new advisers as well as their expectation...

Most people who sought financial advice were doing so at the last minute as they approached retirement, with many finding advice was out of reach for them....

It’s time to stop criticising the industry and use that energy more productively by moving to a tech-enabled, consistent, and client-engaged process that allows client-ce...

Former general manager of policy, Dante De Gori, has officially commenced his role as chief executive of the FPA, taking over from Mark Rantall....

The career paths of financial advisers have twisted and turned with every development and tweak of legislation in the industry. Jassmyn Goh finds out what career paths lo...

Jassmyn Goh looks at what it takes for advisers to own their own practice, and why it is vital to explore succession planning from day one in part two of this feature on ...

Jassmyn Goh asks if gender is still an issue in the financial advice industry, either because of clients’ perceptions or the female advisers’ own perceptions in part thre...

Australian advisers need to get ahead of regulations and legislation to avoid having to deal with significant change, the FPA believes....

Individual investors will increasingly influence global asset management in the next decade rather than institutions....

The Woman of the Year award, our headline award for the evening, recognised an inspiring female leader in the financial services industry who has challenged, influenced o...