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Financial planning

07 Dec

2001: The year of living dangerously

By understanding trends in the industry over the past 12 months, TOM COLLINS believes advisers can be better prepared for the challenges that will face them over the comi...

Financial planning

09 Nov

Collins – An open letter to the new FPA chief, Ken Breakspear

Ken Breakspear took up the top job at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) less than a month ago. But as most politicians know, the honeymoon period does not last lon...

Financial planning

08 Nov

An open letter to FPA chief Ken Breakspear

Ken Breakspear took up the top job at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) less than a month ago. But as most politicians know, the honeymoon period does not last lon...

Financial planning

12 Oct

Collins 12/10 – Time to take a stand on the regulation menace

Last year I wrote an article I called “Regulation – friend or foe, crutch or protector” (<I>Money Management</I> retitled it “Is it really necessary to have more rules fr...

Financial planning

14 Sep

Tom Collins: Fees or commissions – is that the real debate?

Fees or Commissions – is that the real debate Two things worry me about the fees vs commissions debate. Firstly are we only considering it from our own perspective – hav...

Financial planning

17 Aug

Collins 17/08 – Licensing advisers – a waste of energy?

Australia’s financial advice industry is underpinned by licensing arrangements enforced and administered by the ever shrinking resources of our investment watchdog. Tom C...

Financial planning

20 Jul

Collins 20/07 – Time of reckoning for BDMs.

Super funds, accountants and the Internet are making life pretty interesting for financial planners at the moment. But while it may be interesting for advisers, <B>Tom Co...

Financial planning

22 Jun

Beware: Superman is eyeing your clients

Your average person is usually at great pains to avoid admitting their mistakes, especially when it comes to the future of financial planning. But then again, Tom Collins...

Financial planning

25 May

Collins - Is it time for a new association?

On just about any criteria, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has been a very successful trade and professional association. In little over ten years, it has put f...

Financial planning

27 Apr

Big doesn't always mean better

The recently announced mega-mergers in our industry have made me wonder is bigger better, and if so for whom? ASIC believes bigger makes their job easier. They are raisin...