If it is true that only two out of 10 people seek financial advice, perhaps planners need to look to successful entrepreneurs for tips on how to raise their stake, says M...
AFA has accused ISA of hypocrisy for not making its FOFA submission publicly available, despite its loud calls for transparency....
ETF portfolios pitched at wealth accumulators...
Financial advisers have to advocate further to avoid the growing involvement of lawyers in the insurance claims process....
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan for Life have named CommInsure 2013 Life Company of the Year....
New legal advice obtained by ISA states planners will be able to satisfy the best interests duty without actually acting in the best interests of the client. ...
Financial planning industry veteran Gwen Fletcher passes away aged 94....
Planners need to make sure clients have realistic expectations of retirement, not just financially but also in terms of their personal goals....
New online advice platform offers full financial plans for as little as $199....
Advisers always have a keen eye on the performance of their business, aiming to determine where they should focus their efforts to have the biggest positive impact on the...
The relaunch comes with the prospect of allowing sales commissions back into financial advice, ISA says. ...
ASIC could roll-out a national adviser competency exam for $300, linking it to a register of licensed advisers. ...
Adviser education programs are at risk of being severely cut because the way they are funded is seen as conflicted remuneration, says AFA. ...
Hiring certified financial planner (CFP)-qualified financial advisers has led to a less than 1 per cent client attrition rate per annum, State Super Financial Services sa...
Adviser associations support the creation of an adviser register but reject an exam as an inadequate measure of adviser competencies. ...
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...