Household savings rates in many OECD countries have fallen sharply in recent years, with the United States, Canada, Britain, Australia and New Zealand now having the lowe...
Encouraging people to take baby steps to improve their finances and avoid the “grim reaper” of monetary disaster will be the focus of the Financial Literacy Foundation’s ...
There is a degree of confusion by some practitioners in the financial planning and accountancy fields as to the ability of an accountant to give advice to a client of the...
Australia has long been known as the world’s largest exporter of beef, but we are increasingly being globally recognised for our brains. According to research by Austrade...
In 2007, the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) will set a global precedent by requiring all advisers wishing to gain its senior qualification, Certified F...
The life insurance sector has contributed to the underinsurance of Australians by over-engineering products so that they are poorly understood by customers, according to ...
Fund managers will find it increasingly difficult to generate returns for their investors, and larger, more established managers are likely to be the ones struggling to p...
The profitability statistics produced by Business Health are based on responses to their HealthCheck program. This is a web-based diagnostic tool designed to allow practi...
The introduction of the Financial Services Reform Act has had a major impact on practice profitability – especially for smaller businesses that do not have the scale to e...
The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....
Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...
Australian retirees could increase their projected annual incomes by as much as 51 per cent through comprehensive financial advice, according to a Vanguard study, but cos...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...