Opinion

in Opinion

Best of the web

Why should planners shoulder this burden alone? Simon Hoyle Comments: “How can the planning community be helped to articulate its value proposition to ... [more]

The dilemma we face in taking commissions out of risk products

Despite growing calls to “de-commission” risk products, Wayne Leggett argues that doing so would only undermine the role played by financial planners. The ... [more]

FPA: the gloves are off

Mark Rantall must cope with three major regulatory reviews, an industry in a state of flux, and pockets of a membership that harbour ... [more]

Raising the bar, again

The final Cooper Review report confirms what many of us have long known: the self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector is functioning well and ... [more]

Encouraging advice

Research commissioned by Industry Super Network (ISN) suggests that the Government’s Future of Financial Advice reforms will substantially increase opportunities to provide financial ... [more]

What’s it all really about?

The past year has seen a flurry of government reports, ministerial announcements and even legislative change in the world of financial planning. If ... [more]

Miners, accountants and financial planners

Over the past few weeks the Government
has announced substantial changes to three industries: accounting, financial
planning and mining. The response from the three sectors ... [more]

Reforms another step forward

What an extraordinary period for the
financial services sector. In the space of a week the Government released its
responses to the Ripoll Inquiry and ... [more]

Insurance is not a special case

Claire Mackay and Tim Mackay outline why risk products should not be carved out of the Government's plan to ban product commissions We
do ... [more]

Culture shift

By now you've all read the releases from the Government in response to Ripoll (now affectionately being called the “Bowen reforms”). By now ... [more]