The reasons for churn in the life/risk arena are long-standing and well-known and insurers need to accept their share of the blame....

Financial advisers should be required to complete a comprehensive course in Australian taxation law, in line with their accounting counterparts who receive “no free kicks...

Australian Unity chief executive claims some planners are under-estimating the time and costs tied up in self-licensing....

HUB24 adds Zurich to its platform insurance offering. ...

AdviserLogic leverages Omnium to deliver RiskLogic upgrade....

Despite high levels of interest in managed accounts among financial planners, many have no practical or theoretical experience of them, experts believe....

Super funds research provider combines with AdviserLogic to assist planners with super fund data and advice....

Legislation enshrining the Government’s FOFA reforms should be delayed until after the FSI’s final report is issued, Labor believes....

The relationship between licensees, advisers and platforms has been stretched by FOFA leading to planners departing mid-tier financial groups....

The growth of managed accounts will stabilise as the ability to bring new functionality to the sector will shut out new entrants....

With regulatory change shining a spotlight on fees, platform providers are under increased pressure to justify their value. Perhaps innovation is the key to retaining adv...

Conflicted remuneration bans have monumentally changed the way advisers make their money, with the commission model replaced by a move to fixed fees, according to the cor...

A national examination for planners is an inadequate measure and should not be implemented according to CPA Australia....

IOOF has partnered with three retail insurers in a bid to broaden the choice offered through its Pursuit channel. ...