There are a number of options available to accountants wishing to branch out into financial planning. Adam McGruen outlines the pros and cons of each....

If the comments section on the Money Management website is to be taken as a guide, then the Financial Planning Association continues to weather strong criticism over the ...

ASIC has banned a former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser from providing financial services for five years, making it three former Commonwealth advisers banned in ...

The Financial Services Council and Association of Financial Advisers have joined together to provide a forum looking at life in a post-FOFA financial planning world....

Independent dealer groups wondering how they will service mass affluent clients under FOFA should consider starting up their own funds management business, says Mercer he...

Financial planners have estimated a third of their clients were not on track to achieving a comfortable retirement, according to a survey released by Investment Trends....

The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia has called for higher levels of competency in the provision of financial advice following recent damni...

This week's iPad edition of Money Management is out now with the latest in news, exclusive video content and features....

The Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia has expressed concern that the Government's proposed amendments to limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) creat...

SPAA will work with ASIC to develop its in-house code of conduct so that SPAA members are exempt from opt-in requirements when the FOFA reforms take effect....

The Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Planning Association say the ISN has no justification for maintaining its anti-planner advertising post-FOFA....

The ownership of financial planners by product manufacturers creates one of the main barriers to improving the quality of advice in Australia, according to ASIC....

The FPA's Mark Rantall has told a Money Management roundtable that asset-based fees should not act as an impediment to ASIC providing class-order relief from opt-in....

Underinsurance is a concern for the Australian community. However, Financial Services Council chief John Brogden believes the combined government and industry efforts cou...