financial advice

Superannuation

The Industry Super Network has launched an advertising campaign focused on the payment of commissions with respect to financial advice around superannuation....

Financial planning

FPA calls for cultural change in planning

FPA chief executive officer Mark Rantall calls for planners to set industry moral compass....

Policy & Regulation

Coalition will back any delay in FOFA implementation

The Federal Opposition has confirmed it will back any move by new Treasurer, Chris Bowen, to delay the implementation of FOFA....

Policy & Regulation

FSC asks for FOFA extension

FSC chief John Brogden has written to the new Labor government asking for FOFA to be extended until 1 July, 2014....

Policy & Regulation

BT reveals its FOFA costs

BT Advice has revealed how much in money and human resources it spent on FOFA preparations....

Financial planning

How to avoid becoming a victim of FOFA

After much debate, FOFA is set to hit the beach in a matter of days on 1 July. D-Day is imminent – and a survival strategy for planners is now absolutely imperative, writ...

Financial planning

ASIC’s damning assessment of CFP’s former culture

ASIC points to conflicted, commission-driven culture at Commonwealth Financial Planning five years ago....

Financial planning

Why the best interest duty is in our best interests

BT’s Bryan Ashenden explains why the best interest duty is in everyone’s best interests....

Editorial

Ambition should be made of smarter stuff

As the curtain comes down on the current Parliament, financial services players are left to wonder whether the Government should not have just stuck to the script reflect...

Financial planning

Praemium brings cloud-based CRM to market

Praemium has entered the cloud-based sphere with a new customer relationship management solution for financial advisers....

Financial planning

Lonsec and Milliman partner on retirement advice

Research house Lonsec has joined with actuarial consulting firm Milliman to launch a new service aimed at the Australian retirement income market....

Editorial

Financial planners hampered by FOFA doubts

The Future of Financial Advice regime will become law from 1 July, but as the Financial Services Council’s Cecilia Storniolo points out, many questions vital to the finan...

Financial planning

Macquarie Wrap adds FDS capability

Macquarie Wrap has joined other large-scale platform providers in providing its users with fee disclosure statement (FDS) functionality in the lead-up to the start date o...

Financial planning

CFPs earn $35,000 more, survey shows

Certified Financial Planners earn around $35,000 more per year on average than planners without this designation, according to the Investment Trends FPA Professional Divi...