Some of you must wonder sometimes whether I enjoy being in the financial serv-ices industry. Well I do. Few other industries could be more dynamic, more suited to electro...
Advisers never cease to amaze me. I thought I was beyond shock as far as the ego and greed of some advisers were concerned. But from recent articles I have read; conversa...
This is supposed to be the information age, but no one has told the financial planning industry. This has to be the industry that has the least information available abou...
I have agonised over writing this particular column. I was a foundation member of the IAFP; on the steering committee that set up the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) de...
I remember, when discretionary master trusts were becoming popular in the mid-nineties, business development managers (BDMs) employed by fund managers were concerned abou...
I have agonised over writing this particular column. I was a founda-tion member of the IAFP; on the steering committee that set up the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) d...
Two events of the past month have the potential to turn the retail financial services market on its head. Tom Collins examines the possibilities opened up by the sale of ...
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 ...
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 Financial Advice Association Australia has implored advisers to reevaluate their exposure to AML/CTF obligations ahead of new reforms that will expand their complianc...
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...