Members in the spotlight at upcoming FPA Professionals Congress

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Registrations for the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) Inaugural Professionals Congress closed last Friday with over 1,000 delegates set to attend the new look event. Following a period of significant change

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Stop FoFA’ing around with fee disclosure statements

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Many advisers may be living in fear of sending out a fee disclosure statement (FDS) to their client base over the next 12 months, as required by the Future of

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Planner risk report: key findings

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Key findings of the Investment Trends 2013 Planner Risk Report: Adviser focus on life insurance has fallen back from its peak in 2012, but remains a key area. Insurance business

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Industry exit predictions failing to materialise – ‘fussy’ buyers seeking value

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Industry predictions of large scale exit by financial planning business owners leaving the sector have not materialised as principals find themselves in a holding pattern preferring to defer their exit plans until

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AFA Welcomes New Government

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) today congratulated incoming Prime Minister, Tony Abbott and the Federal Coalition on their success at the polls. “The AFA has a mandate to work

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Future value of financial planning practices continues to concern owners

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Seaview Consulting Directors Bob Neill and David Fotheringham have confirmed that the impact of FoFA and the release of numerous reports and findings over the past six months is the source of

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My Dealer Services experiencing business growth as more advisers demand own AFSLs

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My Dealer Services Pty Ltd (MDS) Chairman Don Wiggins has announced that the specialist support service provider for advisers seeking their own Australia Financial Services Licence (AFSL) is experiencing a significant increase

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Investment Trends 2013 Planner Business Model Report

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Key findings of the Investment Trends 2013 Planner Business Model Report: Return in investor confidence in early 2013 helped lift planners’ businesses Planners still see many challenges arising from FoFA,

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ASIC to boost record-keeping obligations

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The move comes as the financial advice industry beds down the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) and Stronger Super reforms, which will result in big changes for most Australian financial

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Professional investment services successfully implements xplan

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Professional Investment Services and IRESS have successfully implemented XPLAN as a white-label Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) compliant solution for the Professional Investment Services network. The Professional Investment Services –

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