FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION
Financial planning
The growth potential of the life industry in Australia is being curtailed by “poor consumer understanding of the true benefits of life and related insurance”, according t...
Financial planning
The Investment and Financial Services Association will this week release the results of research revealing a distinct improvement in consumer sentiment towards financial ...
Superannuation
Financial planners are now involved in instigating more SMSFs than accountants, according to a new IFSA/Investment Trends survey of the sector....
Financial planning
Future Fund chair David Murray has declared that the fund will not interfere in the corporate governance affairs of the companies it is invested in to a greater extent th...
Financial planning
The Government should proactively encourage Australians to seek superannuation advice to help maximise their retirement incomes, according to the Financial Planning Assoc...
Financial planning
Research showing that 69 per cent of self-employed or small-business people have no income protection has prompted Asteron to upgrade its life insurance and Wealthstar pr...
Financial planning
Australia continues to suffer from an underinsurance problem, with the business sector being just as exposed as ordinary consumers, according to survey data released this...
Financial planning
The ALP has declared its intention, if successful in gaining government next year, to establish a taskforce with a view to making Australia the financial services hub for...
Financial planning
Shadow Minister for Superannuation Nick Sherry has called for more detail on the Government’s Budget superannuation changes before responding to the latest challenge from...
Financial planning
The Federal Government needs to legislate to clear the way for financial services companies to more easily rationalise their product offerings....
Financial planning
A Newspoll survey commissioned by the Investment and Financial Services Association has found Australians in general still need to improve their levels of financial liter...
Financial planning
The majority of financial planners feel a rogue element among their ranks or media beat-ups are chiefly responsible for the negative perception associated with the financ...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...