The now confirmed Gillard Government must “move quickly” to finalise details regarding reforms to the financial advice industry, according to FPA chief Mark R...

The Association of Financial Advisers is pushing ahead with a lobby group aimed at defining the ‘nuances’ of proposed regulatory reforms to the advice industr...

Count bounces back with record profit and forecasts further growth in current financial year....

Building a nation of prosperity through quality financial advice should be an election issue, argues Jan Kolbusz....

As Australia's population continues to age, Virginia Harrison looks at the recent developments in the retirement products sector, and asks: is enough being done to addres...

With commissions in super now on the way out, it's time for the public relations campaign run by industry funds to end, according to the principal of business broking fir...

As the election campaign heats up, the Opposition is positioning itself as the defender of the interests of small-business financial advisers amid regulatory upheaval - b...

Robert Keavney discusses platform commissions, proposals to merge the Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers, intra fund advice, and pro...

Stress levels in the financial advice industry are rising as structural changes take place, according to Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief Richard Klipin. ...

While recent government announcements mean Australia's financial planners are facing significant change, Damon Taylor writes that the shift in policy direction was well t...

The changes taking place in the industry mean business development managers (BDMs) will need to be able to talk about more than just product, according to ING Australia....

BT Financial Group is consulting with the Government and regulators in an effort to convince legislators that investment platforms are service, not product, providers, an...

Dealer groups are considering new platform arrangements in light of proposed reforms to existing payment structures....

Key bodies representing the financial services industry have broadly welcomed the Rudd Government's plans to overhaul the financial advice industry, but there are some ca...