This edition of Money Management is dominated by the evolving business of portfolio administration services. ...
A high profile can open many doors for financial planners in terms of quality client leads, retaining clients and building a better business. But as Julia Newbould found ...
Moves to bring financial planners under the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation have taken another step forward....
Financial planning has continued its boom run, with the latest figures from the Financial Planning Association (FPA) suggesting the sector has grown 20 per cent in the pa...
About 30 FPA chapter chairs, from as far afield as Lismore, Cairns, Shepparton and Perth, converged on the FPA offices in Melbourne last week to discuss the latest develo...
Bank based planners have enjoyed particularly strong business growth in recent years, writes Michael Migro And although this will continue in the year ahead, they face fo...
Back in December I attended a conference on private banking. There I heard a speaker say the following:...
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has axed plans to merge with the Financial Planning Association (FPA), citing irreconcilable differences in membership bases....
ASIC has announced the second stage of its review of the regulations governing the financial advice activities of real estate agents. ...
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...