ASIC to keep watching brief for 18 months over Anne Street Partners Financial Services....

With Parliament prorogued and the advice reform agenda incomplete, many in the financial services industry are left wondering ‘what now?’, writes Cecilia Storniolo....

Seaview Consulting predicts financial planning practice values will remain in decline with supply outstripping demand....

ETFs have moved onto a level playing field with actively managed investment products as a result of the FOFA reforms — but the onus is still on ETFs for people to invest ...

Planning acquisitions and platform restructure set scene for future performance....

Following calls by the FPA for industry to work together in raising awareness around the benefits of financial advice, both ASIC and the FOS have given their support to F...

Industry Super Network CEO David Whiteley has made an appeal to financial advisers to give FOFA a chance to work before rushing to have the reforms amended. ...

If a product receives a glowing review by a research house and subsequently fails, should the research house be partly responsible? The Parliamentary Joint Committee rece...

Two businesses specialising in providing support to small licensees said they were experiencing significant growth due to dealer group dissatisfaction and FOFA. ...

The FPA has kicked off its financial planning week, which will allow consumers to get free financial advice from its members....

A major law firm has warned Australian consumers against taking advice from bank financial planners....

An Investment Trends survey conducted two months before FOFA came into effect revealed only 23 per cent of financial planners felt ready....

Macquarie Wrap has reached $4 billion in funds under administration (FUA) for its Consolidator Series of investment, superannuation and pension accounts....

ISN chief David Whiteley has urged the next elected government to give FOFA a chance before abandoning it completely. ...