FUTURE OF FINANCIAL ADVICE
Financial planning
DKN Financial Group believes the proposed ban on commissions and volume-based rebates will not affect the fees it receives under its existing distribution contracts with ...
Financial planning
Despite the significant changes taking place in the financial planning sector, masterfunds continue to dominate the financial services industry, something that is unlikel...
Policy & Regulation
New research reveals the way the banning of commissions and the implementation of FOFA will push up the cost of advice....
Funds management
Count Financial and Professional Investment Services are adapting to the new world order....
Financial planning
Financial Planning Association chief Mark Rantall has warned against the pricing pressures created by “over regulation”, resulting in an inflation of the cost...
Financial planning
Most advisers are focused on business growth, despite almost 75 per cent claiming the proposed fee-for-service models and opt-in arrangements would have a somewhat or str...
Life/Risk
Treasury officials confirm that insurance commissions are outside of scope of FOFA reforms....
Financial planning
The Association of Financial Advisers annual conference has been told planners should be careful not to disgard C and D clients....
Financial planning
The high cost of advice, driven up by regulatory barriers, is the main reason Australians are not seeking advice, according to Financial Planning Association chief execut...
Policy & Regulation
Treasury will begin targeted consultations on the implementation details of the Labor Government’s Future of Financial Advice reforms tomorrow, with a particular fo...
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
Practice management consultancy E&W Strategic Partners has released a transition to fee-for-service handbook that it believes goes beyond the pricing of advice....
Editorial
What should the Australian financial planning industry make of the appointment of Bill Shorten as the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superann...
People & Products
Following the resignation of Neil Younger and his move to Commonwealth Financial Planning, BT Financial Group has appointed Matt Englund to head dealer groups. His positi...
Policy & Regulation
Perpetual’s departing chief executive and retiring chairman back MySuper and FOFA proposals....
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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...