CommCentral has launched new software which manages different adviser remuneration models combined with inbuilt FOFA rules....

Wealth Today attributes a combined mortgage broking and financial advice service offering (based around the upskilling of brokers) for its rapid recent growth....

Timing is everything – and savvy investors are exploring the industry’s intricacies before dishing the dosh to active managers to get results. Janine Mace adjudicates. ...

Markets are still riding rocky terrain, and investors aiming to cut costs on fees are steering their assets towards index funds. Janine Mace reports. ...

ASIC signals it will apply the same rules to both scaled and holistic advice....

Using questionnaires to determine an investment strategy is often frowned upon by both local and international regulators. As Paul Resnik explains, financial advisers wil...

Succession planning is the number one concern for financial advisers in ANZ's non-bank channels, according to ANZ general manager, advice and distribution Paul Barrett....

Dealer groups aligned with big institutions should be honest with consumers and describe themselves as 'agents' of their parent company, says Paragem managing director Ia...

The advice industry needs to work out the best way it can adapt to an increase in online participation by consumers....

Financial planning groups are restructuring salary models to make sure their planners are rewarded after the ban on commissions officially comes in on 1 July 2013....

Financial planners, superannuation professionals and business development officers are in high demand and employers are offering more incentives to retain staff....

A steadily increasing number of retirees say they are financially unprepared for retirement, according to Investment Trends research....

There has been an increasing focus on advice around aged care and support services, with the announcement of the Federal Government's aged care reforms....

The regulator has confirmed scaled advice can be provided under best interests duties outlined in Future of Financial Advice changes....