The financial planning industry was simply outcampaigned on FOFA and must now look to play a longer and more strategic game....
The retirement of Matthew Rowe after two terms as chairman of the FPA represents the closing of a chapter in the organisation’s continuing evolution. ...
BT Financial Group (BTFG) has been named as Risk Company of the Year in the Money Management/DEXX&R Adviser Choice Risk Awards, securing the win from TAL and OnePath, whi...
Planners' appetite for fixed income has been on the decline, but will question marks over rates and markets change that? Kate Cowling investigates....
AIA Australia has come out on top in the term and total and permanent disability (TPD) product category at the Money Management/DEXX&R Adviser Risk Choice Awards, beating...
Offering life insurance via its superannuation wrap has secured BT Financial Group (BTFG) top spot in both Super Risk categories (See also: Adviser Choice Super Risk Disa...
OnePath outshone its competitors in the risk trauma products category in the Money Management/DEXX&R Adviser Choice Risk Awards, with MLC Insurance Critical Illness Plus ...
TAL has taken out top spot in the Money Management/DEXX&R Adviser Choice Risk Awards in the disability income product category for the second consecutive year with its Ac...
BT Financial Group is two for two with insurance in super on platforms winning this category, as well as that of Super Risk Term & TPD Rider. ...
Getting the right balance between having a good product, strong relationships with financial advisers and quality service has been key to the success of Clearview's LifeS...
Instead of viewing SMSFs as competition to the advice sector, they should be seen as a lucrative market for advisers to tap into, as Tracy Williams explains. ...
Mike Taylor questions whether research and ratings houses can be sustained and pursue growth as stand-alone businesses....
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...