Instead of targeting commissions for life insurance products, policy reforms should revisit conflicted remuneration, which hasn’t been properly handled by FOFA, Chan & Na...
Australian planners have successfully rebooted their fee strategies and revenue channels in line with financial sector reforms, comparison shows. ...
Financial advisers should be required to complete a comprehensive course in Australian taxation law, in line with their accounting counterparts who receive “no free kicks...
Drawing out unethical behaviour within the planning industry hinges on frameworks to support whistleblowers, who are largely dispirited under current governance structure...
The FPA has appointed Dr June Smith as Chair of its Conduct Review Commission (CRC), the body which monitors the conduct of FPA members. ...
Two international accounting groups have merged to form one of the world’s largest small-to-medium sized accountancy body. ...
Despite the emergence of robo-advice, most clients still want to meet their financial planner face-to-face, research shows. ...
Banning upfront commissions on insurance products is not the answer to weeding out unscrupulous advisers, according to The Boutique Financial Planning Principals’ Group (...
Legacy IT issues are seeing long-established insurers lose their competitive advantage to new players in the insurance space....
Financial services group Spring FG says it will never be pursuing a dealer group model again after a “bitter experience” with a rogue licensee last year. ...
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...