Frequent changes in the law mean compliance issues can often be a legal minefield. Here, lawyers David Court, Sonnie Bailey and Kathryn Wardrobe answer three frequently a...
Despite the current emphasis on FOFA, Ian Knox explains why it is that clients, not reform, should come first....
There is a massive disconnect between the demand for financial advice among super fund members and their willingness to pay for it, according to Investment Trends researc...
Money Management recently hosted a roundtable about the effects of the Government’s proposed Future of Financial Advice reforms. The key concern of those present wa...
Superannuation is the number one topic financial advisers are looking for information about - especially issues surrounding excessive contribution, according to OnePath....
The National Consumer Credit Protection Act has opened up opportunities for brokers to sell risk products. Janine Mace reports....
Up to three-quarters of superannuation funds are looking to substantially increase their advice offering over the next three years, while almost a quarter will look to ma...
The FPA has responded to the ISN's claims of a 'crisis of confidence' with the financial planning industry by encouraging planning clients to ensure advice they receive i...
Industry funds launch national print campaign supporting intra-fund advice....
Scott Machin explains how scoped advice is bringing financial advice within the reach of all Australians....
Stewart Bell looks at the proposed Future of Financial Advice reforms and the changes they have already brought to the industry....
The regulators should ensure that non-institutionally aligned dealer groups remain competitive so that advice is not dominated by the banks and industry funds, according ...
Financial planners are not doing a good enough job communicating the value of their advice to clients, according to new research by Huthwaite Asia Pacific....
Despite evidence showing increasing consumer demand for Internet and phone-based simple financial advice outside of super, the industry seems to be moving at a snail’s pa...
Robert Keavney recognises the trend for industry super funds to establish financial advice businesses, like their retail competitors. But he asks the question: Whose mone...
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...