It is often the commissions versus fees issue that overwhelms discussions about the appropriateness of the title 'profession' when applied to financial advice. ...

A Money Management round table of financial services industry chief executives has backed the concept of a co-regulatory model for the financial services industry....

Regulators must infuse personal integrity into provision of financial advice....

Regulatory changes to overcome deficiencies in managed investments would be inappropriate for insurance brokers....

A submission to the Joint Parliamentary Committee has warned that existing financial services compliance arrangements fail to recognise how financial services groups actu...

While trustees will have relief from FSR, clients can still sue for negligent advice....

Legislation is required to ensure consumers can distinguish between planners providing 'independent strategy-driven advice' and those providing 'product sales-driven advi...

Will be paying close attention to claims relating to managed investment schemes and other retail products over coming year....

ASIC should use the same regulatory powers it used for intra-fund advice to more aggressively manage investment strategies, according to a submission to the Ripoll Inquir...

Dealer groups will need to reinvent themselves to survive, writes DAVID FOX....

Fees will be decided by industry competition, up to regulator to promote competition....

The global financial crisis has slowed the flow of candidates for entry-level financial planning qualifications but, as AMAL AWAD reports, the education providers remain ...

It is time to start putting Australia’s financial planning education regime into perspective so that new objectives can be pursued, writes RICK DI CRISTOFORO....

New Deloitte study has pointed to the costs and risks involved in complying with international economic and trade sanctions....