Patron Financial Advice has opposed a Financial Services Council proposal to introduce a binding standard for insurance business, saying it would restrict consumer choice...
MLC strategist warns on possible plunge in residential property investment returns....
Putting aside the increasingly open question of whether the Gillard Labor Government will remain in power long enough to oversee the implementation of its Future of Finan...
ANZ Wealth appoints Don Sillar as new head of sales....
The FPA has expressed concern that lack of clarity in the FOFA legislation could undermine practice valuations....
The Industry Super Network (ISN) has called for "watertight" consumer protection requirements to guard against future financial planning "scandals"....
Melbourne-based AMP practice, Eluvia has launched a debt and gearing program for clients....
Technology is cutting the time taken to produce single issue SOAs from hours to just minutes, according to Provisio Technologies....
The debate around responsible investments has become charged by the controversial and highly discussed carbon tax. However, Janine Mace finds this will not negatively imp...
The debate around responsible investments has become charged by the controversial and highly discussed carbon tax. However, Janine Mace finds this will not negatively imp...
The technology surrounding simple advice has been the focus of both financial planners and software developers in the last 12 to 18 months, according to Investment Trends...
SMSF trusteeships represent a logical extension for financial planners, according to WLM Financial director Matthew Walker....
Government claims opt-in would cost around $11 per financial planning client is at best questionable and, at worst, entirely misleading, writes Mike Taylor....
Australian Financial Services (AFS) is reviewing its approved product list (APL) with a view to dumping unproductive or unsupported products and platforms....
ISN chief executive David Whiteley has claimed all retail super fund balances should be transferred to MySuper products from 1 July 2015....
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...