With the growth in micro-AFSLs and self-licensing, Lifespan chief executive Eugene Ardino is looking to double the number of AFSLs it services through its Lifespan Partne...

Two of Australia’s largest licensees believe the removal of the safe harbour steps will have the greatest impact on advisers, but believe a new name is needed for the pro...

Lifespan Financial Planning has appointed market commentator Jonathan Pain to its investment committee. ...

Lifespan Financial Planning has launched a digital investing solution to support the mass market Australians who are priced out of receiving holistic personal advice from...

Lifespan Financial Planning has penned an open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition leader Anthony Albanese, setting out four key issues it would like t...

The financial planning industry needs to demonstrate its stability in order to attract younger entrants and make financial advice attractive as a long-term career for the...

This year advisers will have help clients manage the impact of market events on their portfolios and position for what could be a very turbulent year, Lifespan Financial ...

The Government does not deserve credit for fixing “no brainer” issues in the industry and needs to acknowledge that it can regulate an industry out of existence, accordin...

Money Management’s 2021 TOP Financial Planning Groups survey has confirmed that the number of financial advisers operating under the umbrellas of the largest groups has d...

The complexity of compliance frameworks for financial advice makes it more difficult to be a multidisciplinary adviser....

Servicing retail clients has become more and more risky for several advice groups due to the complex compliance requirements....

Giving once-off advice is still costly for advisers to provide and will not solve the pricing issue which has come out of the rising cost of advice....

Adrian Caspar will return to the financial adviser network to be its risk and compliance lead, as the industry deals with evolving legislative requirements....

It has been three years since the Royal Commission but, Chris Dastoor writes, financial advisers are still being held in poor light by politicians despite a low level of ...