While the debate in the life insurance value chain has been fragmented over the last few years, customers will blame the entire industry when something goes wrong....
The financial services industry as a whole needs to work together to stamp out rogue financial advisers from the industry rather than working in isolation, Alexis George ...
ASIC will be examining how firms were providing personal advice labelled as general advice by using the relief provided to those who use financial calculators....
Madison Financial Group CEO, Annick Donat has warned the AFA’s advice competency framework research should not be exploited for commercial gains....
The AFA’s whitepaper may not be the answer to the new educational framework but the association has made it clear it wants to sit at the FASEA table and be consulted....
The AFA has released its advice competency framework whitepaper at the 2017 conference, highlighting the need for advisers to focus on soft skills, not just technical....
Map My Plan and the AFA have entered into a deal that would allow AFA adviser members to sign up to the firm’s digital advice services for their clients....
The AFA will present a new constitution to its members which they would vote on at its AGM today at the 2017 AFA conference....
FOS’ annual comparative tables of dispute statistics showed the number of managed investment disputes at Commonwealth Financial Planning doubled in its planner arena....
The CBA has issued a statement saying it would defend the shareholder class action brought against it by Maurice Blackburn in relation to the anti-money laundering scand...
AMP has settled on two court proceedings: one class action which affected superannuation members and a second regarding insurer policies. ...
ASIC has released the results of the latest adviser exam, with August’s pass mark improving on the sitting from a year ago. ...
The inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory and broader wealth management companies by the Senate economics references committee will not be re-adopted. ...
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...