Recently on a flight, I found myself sitting next to a couple also on their way back home to Airlie Beach, near Mackay. Striking up a conversation, I found they had moved...
Regulation of financial planning industries around the world is getting tougher, a reaction to both past mistakes and the opportunity to lift standards in the future. FIO...
Chifley Financial Services will rollout a wider range of products and revise its current master trust under plans put forward by owners, the Local Government Super Scheme...
Large institutions have failed to understand the nature of financial planning despite the fact they are building large distribution groups according to Sealcorp Victorian...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Consumers’ Association (ACA) will engage in a survey of the financial planning industry des...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Consumers' Association (ACA) will engage in a survey of the financial planning industry des...
In a bid to further boost its national financial planning presence, Garrisons has signed a strategic partnership with West Australian dealer group, Epic Asset Management....
Web-based risk profiling system, ProQuest is now fully integrated with Sealcorp’s on-line adviser services portal, adviserNET following the signing of an agreement betwee...
Chifley Financial Services has undergone a restructure under its new owners which has resulted in the departure of the financial planning general manager Peter Dawson....
Nearly a quarter of advisers are unsure what action was necessary to demonstrate they complied with Policy Statement (PS) 146 according to a recent survey on adviser prep...
THE FINANCIAL services industry is an information mover. We gather information, place it into databases, integrate it, analyse it and communicate it. It is when we are no...
For some time I have been confused by industry experts arguing that there will be an increase in the number of DIY and small dealer groups, when most other financial part...
IntegraTec Training launched its new adviser training service today, OnTrack, an online continuing education solution for financial planners....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has called on planners to prepare and apply for the new financial services licence now instead of putting it o...
Assessment Education Services (AES) has launched an additional service to the group’s Adviser Personal Record Service, its online training and compliance solutions servic...
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...