Few would argue that access to advice is crucial. The value of advice for individuals and their families has been demonstrated recently by both the Financial Planning Ass...
Insurance bonds have been enjoying a huge resurgence in the past couple of years. The tax benefits for high income earners and for non-dependent beneficiaries, coupled wi...
New website for financial planning industry launched....
John Perri provides a checklist of the marginal tax rates and offsets advisers need to keep in mind when approaching retirement planning with clients....
PIS to create best of breed business for listing....
Knock-on effect of the 2008 Federal Budget....
Class action brought against troubled property investment firm....
Australian Wealth Management purchases 70 per cent stake in Ord Minnett....
T. Rowe Price shares its views on the year ahead....


Advice firms are increasing their base salaries by as much as $50k to attract talent, particularly seeking advisers with a portable book of clients, but equity offerings ...
ASIC has released the results of the latest financial adviser exam, held in November 2025....
Ahead of the 1 January 2026 education deadline for advisers, ASIC has issued its ‘final warning’ to the industry, reporting that more than 2,300 relevant providers could ...
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...