Despite new entrants being needed to continue the advice profession, especially with advisers leaving in droves, practices are finding compliance around the professional ...

Financial services associations will all have a new look in 2022 but is there a need for so many different ones?...

Research has found advisers are currently unable to cover the cost of producing comprehensive advice despite charging already high fees and the Government needs to create...

Advisers who sit the financial adviser exam under the corporate watchdog will pay almost 60% more than advisers sitting the exam under the current regime and transparency...

While the Government has called the inquiry “urgent”, what is perhaps more urgent is handling the advice industry given droves of advisers are leaving the industry due to...

The ‘pass’ or ‘fail’ mark of a superannuation fund can be construed as a rubber stamp of approval or disapproval from the Government so it is on them, along with super fu...

The decision to withhold submissions from its consultation into affordable advice is a contrary move by the corporate regulator when the advice industry has funded the $3...

Compliance and regulation have been touted as the biggest reasons for the increase in advice costs and the Government needs to hold the bodies responsible accountable for...

The corporate watchdog has dropped the pursuit of criminal charges relating to AMP Financial Planning’s alleged fee-for-no-service, raising questions on why it was made s...

Any further requirements by the Government for the financial advice sector to lift standards could lead to advisers and potential graduate entrants moving the occupation ...

While the extension provides some leeway for advisers who have not passed the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam this year, clarity is needed on whethe...