Consumers lack awareness of insto ownership
28 June 2017 by Daniel Paperny, Financial Observer
Woods said the persistent problem of vertical integration meant some advisers were historically driven by poor internal cultures and recommending products that did not always suit customers’ needs.
Licensees’ futures are built on support for advisers
26 May 2017 by Simon Hoyle, Professional Planner
The debate is well and truly off and running over the best way to license financial planners as professionals, rather than as distributors for product manufacturers.
Opinion – Budget 2017: bank shaming or politics as always?
19 May 2017 by Rodney Lester, Financial Observer
Political veteran Laurie Oakes remarked that the federal Government’s 2017 Budget was a clever political move that “stole the thunder” of Opposition Leader Bill Shorten by neutralising Labor on heartland issues such as Medicare, education ...
Individual licensing: A bold step towards becoming a profession
11 May 2017 by Simon Hoyle, Professional Planner
A report released in March by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission painted a picture of major financial planning licensees unable to monitor and regulate the actions of their advisers properly, and unable to appropriately a...
How to Protect Clients While the Industry Grows Up
19 April 2017 by Angus Woods, in Professional Planner
Angus Woods, MD of Adviser Ratings wrote in Professional Planner, about protecting consumers whilst the advice industry evolves.
Aon and Adviser Ratings partner on cyber insurance
29 March 2017 by Malavika Santhebennur, Money Management
Aon and Adviser Ratings have entered a partnership to launch a cyber-insurance policy for advisers to allow them to take out cyber liability insurance.
Sunlight test gets the ethical ball rolling
27 March 2017 by Daniel Paperny, Financial Observer
Resolving the challenges of ethics in financial planning and persistent poor advice practices are not as simple as changing remuneration structures and performance assessments, according to The Ethics Centre.
Adviser Ratings partners with Aon to bolster cyber-protection
27 March 2017 by Professional Planner
Independent online platform, Adviser Ratings, has today announced a partnership with risk and people advisers, Aon, to launch a cyber-insurance policy, designed to protect advisers and their customers against the increasing risk of cybercr...
Ethics must start with industry commitment
22 March 2017 by Daniel Paperny, Financial Observer
The financial planning industry had a collective responsibility to safeguard the public from errant advisers and more work was needed to ensure unethical planners could not continue to serve clients, according to the FPA.