We are a financial planning practice that has developed from the old style insurance company. Because of this we have about 4,000 clients spread all over Australia. Under...
TONY STEPHENS looks at how to increase business through client referrals…but it might not be painless, he warns....
If there is one trend when it comes to investment products and vehicle, it seems that 2004 will see a shift away from traditional managed funds. FREYA PURNELL reports....
This year will see the FSRA come into force in financial planning practices everywhere, but what else is on the agenda? JULIE BENNETT reports....
Property was hot in 2003, but can it keep up the momentum?...
JOHN WILKINSON looks into the future of platforms – and it’s getting smaller all the time...
Question: Is it compulsory for a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) to register for GST? If not, is there any advantage in doing so?...
Some say Family Law is boring – but not when the likes of Jodee and Maxine Rich are involved. NABIL WAHHAB reports....
There is no shortage of research, both anecdotal and academic which states that past performance is mixed blessing but any pursuit of it is bound to fail....
While the ACA/ASIC Quality of Advice survey may have come as no surprise to the FPA, the planning industry is still reeling from the fallout, as JULIE BENNETT reports....
The ‘very poor’ ratings received by some dealer groups in the ACA/ASIC shadow shopping survey has led them to rethink how they operate. BEN ABBOTT investigates....
FINANCIAL planners across Australia watched in horror as the mainstream media opened fire on the industry in the wake of the ACA/ASIC shadow shopping survey, alarming man...
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...