FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers is seeking millions from the financial planner industry to counter industry funds advertising....

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers annual conference has been told planners should be careful not to disgard C and D clients....

Financial planning

The high cost of advice, driven up by regulatory barriers, is the main reason Australians are not seeking advice, according to Financial Planning Association chief execut...

Superannuation

Financial planners who delayed their retirement plans as the financial crisis hit are now starting to come back to market....

Financial planning

Concerns have been raised about the nature of the professional development being delivered to advisers at dealer group conferences....

Financial planning

AFA president Jim Taggart has attacked the millions of dollars expended by industry funds in attacking advisers....

Financial planning

The Encore Group is developing a desktop solution that aims to assist financial advisers transitioning to fee-for-service who are concerned about having the ‘value ...

Financial planning

New research reveals low public regard for financial planners as trusted professionals....

Financial planning

Funds management firm Australian Unity Investments (AUI) has introduced IRESS data feeds for their XPLAN and VisiPlan software, allowing financial advisers to consolidate...

Policy & Regulation

The FPA and the Association AFA are confident that the industry has the ear of Treasury as the consultation around the Future of Financial Advice reforms has resumed....

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has reinforced its support for small licensees and practices by launching the Small Licensee and Practice Principal Conference...

Superannuation

While new research suggests more SMSF trustees are using advisers, it also confirms their own self-belief....

Financial planning

Estate planning has always been the missing piece in the financial advice puzzle. According to popular belief, financial planners have always struggled over where to plac...

Financial planning

MLC has expanded its technical team and built up support services for financial advisers, with the appointment of Gemma Dale, Peter Hogan and Martin Breckon to the team....

Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has urged the industry to adopt a common agenda to deal with the new dynamic in Canberra....

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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. ...

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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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