ASIC chairman attributes regulatory changes impacting planners to failure of industry self-regulation....
The regulator has put forward new proposals to update the record-keeping obligations for those who provide financial advice to retail clients. ...
The regulator has released a report in which it expressed concerns about the number of financial advice groups being owned by product issuers. ...
NAB-owned corporate super provider Plum has rolled out a new online advice tool allowing members to tailor content according to their life stage and generate a statement ...
AIOFP chief Peter Johnston says other associations fail to represent the specific needs of independently owned financial planners at the government level, announcing the ...
A group of boutique financial planning businesses is planning to launch a pro-bono advice service for people in need, which could be beneficial to the financial planning ...
Two large banks have told the PJC that they do not impose sales targets on their financial planners, but revenue targets and adviser bonus structures are still in place....
Planning companies willing to acquire licences may be able to secure grandfathering arrangements. ...
New US research suggests planners need to be careful about making assumptions about what female clients want....
Former Apogee head says the traditional model of a risk-focussed dealer group is not sustainable in the post-FOFA era. ...
While recent media reports have painted a less than flattering picture of its former culture, it is important to recognise that Commonwealth Financial Planning has come a...
Yellow Brick Road Finance has been required to change the way it authorises the companies operating its branches in line with recent changes to the national credit licens...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...