Specialist financial services iApp developer Omnium has unveiled what it says is the first iPhone application for risk insurance, branded for UK dealer group Openwork....
A new service has been launched aimed at linking dealer groups with financial advice businesses....
Those who argue opt-in is unnecessary fail to understand the nature of proposed FOFA reforms, according to Sydney University academic Joanna Bird....
The AIOFP has selected the OneVue platform as a new private label solution to partner with its privately owned Personal Choice Management platform....
A financial advice matchmaking service that seeks to match financial advice practices with dealer groups looking to acquire practices has been launched in Brisbane....
BT Insurance has launched a range of new protection plans for homemakers and high net worth individuals as well as more flexible application processes for financial advis...
An increasing number of people travel to Australia as non-residents, accumulating some savings in the Australian superannuation system. Daniel Butler and Tina Conitsiotis...
Though the death of SMSFs may have been regularly predicted in years past, modelling within Deloitte's Dynamics of the Australian Superannuation System report, released i...
SPAA says financial planners, auditors and accountants needed the 12-month delay to FOFA implementation....
The Government’s handling of FOFA risks entrenching an inappropriate advantage for superannuation funds with respect to the provision of financial advice, writes Mike Tay...
This is a great time for financial advisers to reflect upon the concept of change in itself, and review some truths about effectively managing change, writes Sue Viskovic...
After the introduction of the FOFA changes, financial advisers will need to use their soft skills to articulate the value of their advice. Chris Kennedy reports....
ASIC's regulatory framework around financial planner education is changing, which means many planners will have to pull their socks up and hit the books. Chris Kennedy re...
All focus has turned to Opposition amendments and the attitude of the independents as Parliament prepares to debate the FOFA bills....
A banned Gold Coast financial adviser will return to court today to face 19 criminal charges including providing false or misleading statements and failing to have a reas...
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...