FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Editorial

Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten, has pointedly excluded the Association of Financial Advisers from those who convinced the Government to concede ground on risk commissi...

Financial planning

The current global financial jitters highlight the value of financial advice, as clients lean on advisers to guide them through difficult times, according to Association ...

Financial planning

Technology solutions could boost planner engagement with all clients, particularly C and D clients, according to Decimal....

Editorial

Financial advisers are well placed to manage business succession strategies for small-to-medium enterprise clients, writes Ted Voges....

Financial planning

HSBC says its financial advisers in Australia are safe, despite massive job cuts by the organisation overseas....

Superannuation

The financial planning industry organisation has welcomed a signal from the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, that the Federal Govern...

Editorial

As Australian planners seek to come to terms with the Government’s Future of Financial Advice changes, Paul Resnik outlines events in the United Kingdom and their impact ...

People & Products

A month after hiring Cathryn Franks as national boutiques sales manager, Challenger has added a further five business developers to its team....

Funds management

With more and more investors wanting access to property investment advice, the expertise required is often beyond the scope of most financial advisers....

Financial planning

The way planning practices charge for advice will be key to how well they deal with Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) regulations - and charging an hourly rate is definit...

Top 100

As dealer groups prepare for the new regulatory environment, Benjamin Levy explains the story behind the results of the Top 100 Dealer Groups Survey....

Life/Risk

A move towards opt-in and a shift to fee-for-service remuneration may force many consumers to walk away from advice about life insurance, according to AIA head of adviser...

Financial planning

Now is no time for advisers to ease up in terms of lobbying local MPs around FOFA issues, according to AFA chief executive Richard Klipin....

Policy & Regulation

The FOFA changes are weighing heavily on planners, prompting action by the AFA and Beyond Blue....

Financial planning

Dealer group-aligned financial planning practices earn slightly less per year than those with their own Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL), according to a Macqu...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 1 week ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 1 week ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

2 weeks ago

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

3 weeks 3 days ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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