The growing market for retirement community homes presents a great opportunity for financial planners to serve as independent coaches in a complex area riddled with traps...

The Financial Services Council (FSC) is already emerging as a beneficiary of the Financial Planning Association's (FPA's) drive to become a professional association, with...

Some planners and certainly some industry funds support ASIC's view on the use of asset-based fees....

Intra-fund advice should be included in the opt-in debate due to a lack of transparency regarding the way industry super funds finance it, according to Association of Fin...

In its aim to strengthen its brand, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has appointed a marketing and strategy manager....

Concerns have been raised about ASIC appearing to unilaterally urge consumers away from asset-based fees....

Lonsdale wants to help its planners articulate the real meaning of the value of advice....

National Institute of Accountants members vote overwhelmingly to change names and embrace 'Public Accountant' designation....

The Government has launched a website dedicated to helping consumers better understand and manage their finances....

National Australia Bank has announced that its deputy chief executive, Michael Ullmer, and the UK chief executive, Lynne Peacock, will be stepping down later this year....

Trust Company Limited is looking to become the region's pre-eminent independent trustee....

Over Fifty Group has changed its name to Centuria Capital to more accurately reflect its business model as a diversified funds manager....

A new survey has revealed that financial services bosses are better regarded than most - but not by much....

ASFA wants the Government to extend capital gains tax relief for fund mergers to protect members' interests....