Financial planners are facing the reality of another shadow shopping exercise by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission next financial year....

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has initiated further action related to the Kassongo Superannuation Fund related to the early release of superannuati...

Large institutional dealer groups are putting more onerous conditions on adviser transfer agreements....

ASIC Summer School panel discusses regulation of credit rating agencies....

Rice Warner clarifies its position as Industry Super Network fuels media debate against commissions....

AIOFP puts proposal before three major industry funds to provide advice to their members, using its recent 'cultural conversion' to fee-for-service as the lure....

Forget the fact that Storm Financial clients were paying hefty upfront fees, the collapse of the company represents a catalyst for the Federal Government to act on the qu...

Perpetual is embarking on a program of acquisitions in the high-net-worth advice space despite last week announcing its 2009 half-year profits had almost halved....

It’s vital that the superannuation industry find ways to overcome apathy and boost the public’s understanding of and engagement with their super....

MIKE TAYLOR knows times are tough in the financial planning industry when publicly-listed dealer groups such as Count Financial and Australian Wealth Management report pr...

A MIKE TAYLOR editorial...

Broker sees growing consumer trend to direct equities....

Minister outlines regime based on better training and greater disclosure....

The unravelling of Storm Financial underscores much of what is wrong in the financial planning industry, writes Paul Resnik....