Financial advisers need to be wise when recommending insurance options within their clients' self-managed super funds. Warrick Hanley explains how small mistakes can lead...
Amid a scramble from several major institutions to acquire extra scale in terms of distribution, retaining and acquiring key leadership personnel is also crucial to busin...
MLC has launched what it describes as its “new-look” client and financial adviser websites, AdviserOnline and MyClient....
Macquarie Life has attributed communications and call centre support as key reasons for it being awarded Five Star status in the Beaton Benchmarks 2011 – Life Insurance I...
Despite ongoing lobbying by financial planners, there exists no certainty that key independents Rob Oakeshott and Andrew Wilkie will support key FOFA amendments....
The Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, says the Financial Planning Association has been the most influential financial planning body i...
While the proposed Future of Financial Advice changes and their potential impact on financial advisers remain the hot topic, there is another acronym - TOFA - which deser...
Are multi-asset funds the next big thing, deja vu - or perhaps a bit of both? Janine Mace reports....
Young investors, those who have only used a financial adviser for a short time and those with minimal investments are the most dissatisfied when it comes to financial adv...
The financial advice industry is failing to do enough to convince consumers of the need for adequate insurance cover, according to Tim Browne, general manager for retail ...
An overwhelming majority of financial planners and brokers agree bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) need to be better explained before they are accepted, according to a su...
MLC has announced an overhaul of its MasterKey Fundamentals platform, which includes lowering its administration fees and adding a range of investment options it claims g...
An ASIC consultation paper has proposed that research houses improve transparency and clearly separate their business units in order to manage real or perceived conflicts...
The ageing population and the ATO's recent draft pensions ruling highlights the need to review clients' overall succession planning, according to Daniel Butler and Nathan...
The ageing population and the ATO's recent draft pensions ruling highlights the need to review clients' overall succession planning, according to Daniel Butler and Nathan...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...