The Financial Planning Association will encourage its members to focus more on retirement and post-retirement planning, according to FPA general manager of policy and gov...

Financial planners must take advantage of social media to combat negative consumer perceptions about the industry and make Australians realise the value of advice, accord...

The financial advice industry is failing to do enough to convince consumers of the need for adequate insurance cover, according to Tim Browne, general manager for retail ...

Superannuation funds will need to invest in a significant amount of infrastructure before they are ready to launch a financial advice service to their members, according ...

Financial advisers have reacted angrily to continuing attacks on the industry by compensation lawyers who blame financial planners for negative market performance and enc...

Market volatility is changing the way financial advisers structure their clients' retirement income and the advice they are offering around it. Benjamin Levy reports on t...

Small Independent Super Funds Association wants definitive framework for accountants providing advice....

MLC strategist warns on possible plunge in residential property investment returns....

Altrinsic's John Hock warns that short-term policy fixes will fail to halt the slide in global economic circumstances....

During the financial crisis, listed property funds had to scrabble under the couch cushions to raise debt capital as the banks tightened the purse strings....