While Australia’s big wealth management firms are well placed to adjust to the FOFA reforms, the smaller players will struggle....

Financial planners should be licensed under the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) like any other industry that provides limited or other tax agent services, according to the ...

Efficiency is key when it comes to choosing financial advice software, writes GEM Capital's Mark Draper....

The entry-level requirements for the provision of financial advice may soon be lifted from their very low base, with the corporate regulator undertaking consultation with...

The Federal Government has revealed its 16-member advisory panel for financial advice and professional standards....

The AFA has moved to the business planning stage of a pro-advice advertising campaign on the back of strong financial support from members....

Infocus Money Management has launched a client management system that it says will dramatically reduce the cost of providing advice by producing advice documents more qui...

Regulators perpetually struggle to create a healthy environment for the provision of financial advice, however, Robert Keavney identifies several areas where they have mi...

AMP’s Dunn declares the merger with AXA AP will see a company with financial advice at its heart....

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned a former Gold Coast adviser for 10 years after investigations into the advice she gave relating to investm...

The introduction of a statutory fiduciary duty for advisers could see the financial services industry return to the agent and broker models of its roots....

Further research has confirmed concerns around the FOFA changes driving up the cost of advice....

New research suggests that Australians value advice from friends and family more than that provided by advisers....

New research reveals the way the banning of commissions and the implementation of FOFA will push up the cost of advice....