Direct sales of financial products and the use of social media for business purposes have grown to become bigger factors than FOFA for financial advisory practices, accor...
Wealth Enhancers chief executive Finn Kelly was a finalist in the Money Management Young Achiever of the Year category last year and has gone one step better in 2012....
NAB pushes through to $2.052 billion half-year profit despite UK exposures and battling wealth management markets....
IOOF has released a new product which it says is aimed at financial advisers with clients who are looking for a wealth accumulation strategy outside of superannuation....
BlackRock Australia has launched two new funds targeted at financial advisers and begun marketing them via a national roadshow....
The amount Australians are prepared to pay for financial advice has slipped over the past year, with the gap between expected and actual cost of advice widening....
Financial planners have welcomed St John report recommendations suggesting product issuers accept greater responsibility. ...
As the Financial Planning Association's 'Beyond the Shadow Shopper' workshops made their way to Sydney this week, the discussion turned to the need for proper record-keep...
Two of BlackRock's Aussie equity funds are now available to advisers, the company has announced....
A desire among financial advisers to be seen by their clients as having ultimate control over their portfolios is accelerating a drive towards core and satellite strategy...
David Barrett briefly addresses two major challenges that loom for financial advisers: providing the strategic advice associated with a potential recommendation for a sup...
RI Advice Group has rejigged its financial adviser agreements, adopting a 'practise what you preach' mentality when it comes to fee for service....
A recent newspaper advertisement that equates financial planning with the sale of financial products misunderstands the role of advisers, says AFA chief executive Richard...
ANZ's Paul Barrett says educating consumers is the key to growing adviser credibility....
How is the ‘bring forward rule’ triggered, and what happens when the $450,000 cap is only partially used at or around the time a client turns 65? Colonial First State's t...
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...