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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...