Financial Planning

Kerry Packer backed-Challenger Financial Services’ purchase last year of Associated Planners is paying surprise dividends, with Genesys Wealth Advisers pushing...

The corporate regulator’s new 12-page example statement of advice (SOA) has won the backing of the financial planning industry, with...

Product issuers no longer have to include general advice warnings in advertisements that provide generic financial advice, and planners may...

New research issued by Industry Funds Services (IFS) yesterday has added fuel to an already heated debate within the industry...

Growing competition in the financial planning industry is fuelling a surge in demand for trainee advisers, according to the latest...

Capacity constraints have forced Challenger Financial Services to shut down the small cap fund it bought off HSBC Asset Management...

A little known financial services group has started a petition calling for fund managers to be hit with cash penalties...

Flamboyant billionaire Richard Branson’s attempt to conquer the Australian superannuation market appears to be gaining traction, with new research revealing...

Mercer Human Resources Consulting has reopened the debate about allowing fund members to access their superannuation early to help pay...

Positive investor sentiment towards advisers has increased over the past 12 months, accompanied by a marked improvement in sentiment towards...