Key bodies representing the financial services industry have broadly welcomed the Rudd Government's plans to overhaul the financial advice industry, but there are some ca...

The Rudd Government has made its reform plans for the financial advice industry public....

Gold Seal Legal's Charmian Holmes explains how financial planners can master the art of referrals, and why it is best to choose your sources wisely. ...

The Federal Government is ready to move beyond the Productivity Commission’s recommendations on executive remuneration by legislating the claw-back of bonuses where misst...

Professional Investment Services (PIS) has joined the growing list of dealer groups that have committed to remove the commission payments that product providers make to f...

Significant numbers of Britain's financial advisory force may exit the industry in coming years as it undergoes reform....

West Australian-based dealer group Infocus points to planner growth as it implements fee regime....

PIS has signed a joint venture agreement that will give it entry to the cash management space....

Fiducian's new self-managed super fund (SMSF) service has become the core of its administration platform....

Fees versus commissions is an important debate for the financial planning industry, but having independent research in the first place will take much of the sting out of ...

Everest Financial Group's largest shareholder, the Wingate Group, is seeking to have the current board overthrown and replaced with three new directors....

MLC has called for an extension of the powers of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal to handle SMSFs, while supporting the continuation of planner remuneration for the...

If the Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers are to merge they will have to work through many divisive issues....

Deborah Wixted gives an update on employee share schemes and what the new rules mean for your clients....