While education has long been the yardstick by which advisers are measured, the bar has been raised and standards have become more widespread than ever before. As Jason S...
An easy line of spin is being peddled on the antecedents and consequences of the Government’s FOFA amendments. But any examination of financial services history shows the...
Suncorp-owned risk-focused dealer group Guardian Advice has launched what it is describing as a ‘Centres of Influence' strategy guide intended to help advisers build robu...
The AFA has moved to enter the FOFA pause consultations with an analysis designed to counter a “rolling campaign of fiction and misrepresentation”....
SPAA welcomes Federal Government decision to amend how best interest duty works as part of FOFA reforms....
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...
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...