Aligned and non-aligned advice should be covered by separate legislation and definitions, according to an advice business broker....

Watering down financial advice laws could expose consumers and regulators to another Storm Financial-type crisis, ISA says. ...

ASIC could roll-out a national adviser competency exam for $300, linking it to a register of licensed advisers. ...

Adviser education programs are at risk of being severely cut because the way they are funded is seen as conflicted remuneration, says AFA. ...

Assistant Treasurer says legislation is no guarantee that financial products will not fail. ...

Free education campaign to prepare members for implementation of TASA...

Sinodinos says the Government does not intend to speculate on hypothetical court challenges to FOFA as posed by the ISA. ...

Younger generations are more likely to engage with their financial adviser and buy insurance, according to TAL’s new survey. ...

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) says that contrary to recent reports, general advice amendments have no bearing on the activities of financial advisers. ...

The rise of online and commoditised advice will expose more people to financial planning rather than shift them away from it. ...

Clients considering aged care for their loved ones should be advised to speed up the process to avoid new means test rules set to kick in later this year, a life insuranc...

Planners should be articulating the value of advice instead of debating finer points of legislation. ...

Entry-level advice will be commoditised and moved online, with technology-driven service providers meeting demand for low cost advice ...

The FPA has rebutted “rhetoric and scare-mongering” about best interests and consumer protection. ...