The question of whether the purchase of trauma insurance within superannuation is a breach of the sole purpose test has been resolved. Jennifer Brookhouse examines the im...

Portfolio administration company Praemium is perfectly placed to take advantage of an impending shift towards a fee-for-service remuneration model in the UK, and plans to...

Frank Smith explains the importance of financial advisers tailoring Statements of Advice and how to avoid common mistakes....

Col Fullagar takes a look at compliance and administrative procedures and the way they can be effectively managed....

Fleetwood Advisory Group director Steven Fleetwood has been banned from providing financial services for five years by ASIC following an investigation into his profession...

Members of industry superannuation funds have exhibited strong reluctance towards paying more than $500 for financial advice, according to HESTA executive manager Debbie ...

Coin Software has launched a new comprehensive SOA template to help financial advisers consolidate the data-gathering process and create greater efficiencies in the workp...

Financial planners continue to grapple with customer relationship management (CRM) and platform systems, and integration is once again becoming a key concern....

Dealer group Millennium3 won a recent court case against one of its former authorised representatives, Avoca Consultants, which it ejected after it failed to meet the gro...

In the wake of the global financial crisis the financial software industry remains in a state of upheaval, with innovation relentless, competition fierce and smaller prac...

ASIC’s class order that created the Statement of Additional Advice (SoAA) is history. And good riddance, says Brett Walker. ...

Today is officially the last day advisers can use Statements of Additional Advice as part of their advice process....

The practice of offering low cost SOAs and initial advice to potential clients and recouping the costs later is distorting the true cost of financial advice....

It is often the commissions versus fees issue that overwhelms discussions about the appropriateness of the title 'profession' when applied to financial advice. ...