Financial planners should be licensed under the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) like any other industry that provides limited or other tax agent services, according to the ...

The Clearview Wealth board is now comprised of a majority of independent directors following the appointments of Anne Keating and Susan Thomas as non-executive directors....

The possibility of a single professional association arose during several sessions at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) national conference, one of which included ...

The limited nature of the adviser/client relationship with respect to intra-fund advice may make it difficult to impose a uniform interpretation of fiduciary duty, accord...

The Government is not likely to budge on the implementation of an opt-in provision but is flexible on how it is achieved....

Form filling too often supplants personality in financial planning....

Financial planners are at risk of being unintentionally caught out under the new credit licensing regime....

The majority of financial advisers believe RG 146 is an inadequate minimum entry standard and that a tertiary qualification requirement should be introduced, according to...

The financial planning industry presents an opportunity for better client segmentation, a greater understanding of client needs and then building tailored services around...

Almost half of adviser income from risk advice in the last 12 months came from new clients, with one in five advisers writing more than $100,000 in new risk premiums, acc...