Working women stand to be particularly disadvantaged by the implementation of the new choice of fund regime, with many potentially unaware that advisers receive commissio...
Two financial planners who dishonestly sold migrants in south-west Sydney tax-effective investment plans have been banned permanently by the Australian Securities and Inv...
Fidelity Investments has bulked up its ranks in order to spearhead its drive into the retail distribution market, after suffering the loss of investment mandates worth al...
Investments in life insurance grew by 11 per cent over the year to September 2004 according to the latest statistics from Melbourne based research group Plan For Life....
The Financial Planning Association will offer an assessment and quality accreditation facility for entry level financial education providers, inching the association a st...
The Financial Planning Association has outsourced the administration of its Certified Financial Planner program, awarding the contract to former competitor - the Securiti...
The operators of a Perth based early release super scheme that used television advertising to promote its services has been nabbed by the Australian Securities and Invest...
All eyes and ears will be on Kathryn Greiner as she takes over the chairmanship of the FPA at the association’s annual convention. But as REBECCA EVANS reports, she’s rea...
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser for eight years over false and misleading statements regarding clients’ superannuation investments....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser who gave inappropriate advice to his clients including false and misleading Statements of Advice....
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...