Today there are few willing to defend commission payments, writes George Lucas. But are commissions the root cause of all that is wrong with the financial planning indust...
FPA warns the Government of a double regulatory burden on planning firms as a result of the new National Consumer Credit Protection legislation....
An education savings plan is often a good advice proposition advisers can utilise to attract younger clients, according to new LifePlan head Matt Walsh....
BENJAMIN LEVY reports on the growing use of reverse mortgages to shore up diminishing client wealth....
Reverse mortgage products are attracting a new breed of strategic senior borrowers who are proving the industry’s naysayers wrong, argues MARTIN LYNCH....
Ripoll inquiry urged to stop the commissions rivers of gold and impose a fiduciary duty on planners....
AMP Financial Planning has appointed Chant West as its preferred provider for superannuation research for its financial planners and research team....
Employment demand for financial planners increased in the last quarter for the first time since the start of the global financial crisis, according to recruitment special...
The PJC on Corporations and Financial Services is gauging the industry's reaction to the possible implementation of a two-tier advice system of independent and affiliated...
Austrac has commenced a program of random on-site inspections of financial planners for compliance with anti-money laundering laws....
Satisfaction with financial planner's super advice below market average....
Investors should not be afraid to use options in conservative income-seeking strategies, according to Zurich....
A submission by Treasury to the Ripoll inquiry has pointed to the contraction that would occur in the financial advice market if certain fees and commissions were banned,...
Businesses such as iRefund thrive when consumers feel they are not getting value for the commissions paid to financial planners....
FPA calls for a more informed debate on the merits of selecting different superannuation funds....
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...