Bendigo-based financial planner George Flack has risen above a range of other high profile candidates to win the Money Management Financial Planner of the Year award for ...

So you thought platforms were a steady business? Not on your life. It has been a year of movers and shakers, writes Ross Kelly....

Independent dealer group Count Financial has announced it will scrap an incentive program that rewards its planners for placing funds into preferred platforms, even thoug...

Trends in the risk market are set to mirror recent developments in the platform market through the introduction of a wider range of simpler products over coming years to ...

Australia’s prudential regulator is in a stronger position to monitor the banking, general insurance and superannuation industries thanks to receiving a significant boost...

The Association of Financial Advisers has hinted at a possible collective merger with other industry associations at its annual conference in Launceston, while also annou...

Risk advisers can benefit from using research. But as Ross Kelly discovers, that’s not where the story ends....

Financial planners are about to test the waters with term allocated pensions. Ross Kelly reports....

Term allocated pensions may be the new kid on the block, but advisers should be wary of potential pitfalls, writes Ross Kelly....

Financial planners who do not hold an Australian Financial Services Licence will be hit with heavy fines and may even face imprisonment if they are caught out in a new Au...