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Financial planning
The Future of Financial Advice reforms will see the end of commissions and the introduction of fee-for-service for planners. Mike Taylor hosts a roundtable to discuss wha...
People & Products
The head of the banking and financial services group at Macquarie Bank, Peter Maher, has been elected chairman of the Financial Services Council (FSC) at its annual gener...
Editorial
As the Federal Treasury works to find common ground on financial services reform, Mike Taylor suggests that an examination of those being consulted raises as many questio...
Financial planning
Investor sentiment has slipped slightly further into negative territory in the most recent quarter, according to the latest Financial Services Council (FSC)/CoreData Inve...
Editorial
The insurance industry carries legacy remuneration structures from the days of tied agents. Robert Keavney argues that they reduce industry profitability, contribute to u...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association is set to take the next steps in transitioning from an industry organisation to a professional association....
Financial planning
The Financial Services Council has urged the industry to adopt a common agenda to deal with the new dynamic in Canberra....
Financial planning
While the results of the Federal Election have finally been decided, the future of Labor's proposed changes to financial advice and superannuation remain uncertain. Lucin...
Financial planning
The now confirmed Gillard Government must “move quickly” to finalise details regarding reforms to the financial advice industry, according to FPA chief Mark R...
Financial planning
Australian chief investment officers are only mildly optimistic about the investment outlook over the next year, amid concerns about the slowdown of the American and Euro...
Financial planning
Online information portals could be powerful tools for advisers to engage their clients in the difficult discussion of risk insurance, and two such portals were recently ...
Superannuation
The Coalition’s superannuation policy released this week has drawn mixed reviews, with several major industry bodies expressing disappointment at the policy for bei...
Superannuation
Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has yet to commit to the Opposition's stance on an increase in the superannuation guarantee from 9 to 12 per cent, and has also taken aim at J...
Policy & Regulation
Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden has argued that the Cooper Review’s MySuper proposals will be unnecessary if the FOFA changes are implemente...
Financial planning
The Financial Services Council (FSC)/PricewaterhouseCoopers CEO survey has revealed that Australia has its work cut out for it before it can meet the challenges of an age...
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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’...
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...