Ethics & Governance

The future of advice

The Royal Commission has the financial services industry on edge. Both large institutions and small are sitting up and paying attention as they have never before. Big changes ...

Upgrade your subscription to access this article

Join the growing community of financial advisers with unlimited access to our latest news, research and analysis of the industry.
Become a premium subscriber today.

Already A Subscriber?

LOGIN

UPGRADE SUBSCRIPTION

Get articles like this delivered to your email - Sign up for the free weekly newsletter

VIEW COMMENTS

►	New Zealand as a funds destination
►	Trends in private infrastructure
►	Scaling advice businesses
►	Going electric: Transitioning from SAA to total portfolio approach
►	Effective strategies for pitching to family offices
►	Tips for categorising workers for super
►	AI isn't new, but the competitive gap it creates is
►	AI in member retention
►	Aged care reforms and the former home
►	Turning data into growth for wealth managers

Latest News

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

Centrepoint Alliance acquires two advice firms

KARREN VERGARA

Centrepoint Alliance will acquire Queensland financial advice practices Cairns Wealth and Pinnacle Wealth for $3 million from Astute Financial Management.

Small pocket of failed measures can 'blow the entire business': Anderson

MATTHEW WAI

FAAA general manager of policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson warned licensees to improve their control measures for authorised representatives to avoid any unintended consequences.

AFCA puts InterPrac determinations on ice

KARREN VERGARA

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is pausing all InterPrac Financial Planning-related determinations as court proceedings instigated by the latter are underway.

Videos

Brought to you by

Endless possibilities

Good things come to those who wait

Confidence guaranteed

Nothing but the best

MORE VIDEOS

Cover Story

MORE STORIES

Advice with soul

SACHA BURCHGART
FOUNDER AND FINANCIAL PLANNING SPECIALIST
BURCHEART

Though she initially tried, Sacha Burchgart couldn't escape the call of a career in financial advice; it just took staring down her own mortality to see what's possible when you do things differently. Jamie Williamson writes.

READ MORE

Expert Feed

MORE EXPERT FEEDS

Philip Kewin

Former Chief Executive Officer

AFA

Fixing the CSLR: the UK FSCS offers lessons - but not a blueprint

UK's equivalent scheme of the CSLR highlights the lack of stability and predictability it currently has, expert says.

READ MORE

Lauren Jackson

Head of Wholesale Sales

Fidelity International

Helping clients stay the course in volatile markets

Fidelity International's recent research shows many investors are maintaining a "long-term" perspective despite recent market turmoil.

READ MORE

Dylan Navra

Head of Product

Morningstar Dubai

Let's be honest: is it a tech stack... or just a stack of tech?

Financial advisers need to be aware that sophisticated technology does not always serve as a practical, effective tool.

READ MORE

Koby Jones

Managing Director

The SILC Group

At the crossroad of governance: the two choices for Australian fund managers

Internalising trustees, although lawful, weakens independent oversight and can expose a fund manager to greater risks than those outsourcing the capability ...

READ MORE