FSI adviser recommendations a good start but much work to do
8 December 2014 by Adviser Ratings
Adviser Ratings has welcomed the FSI’s recommendations to encourage innovation in financial services and increase the competency of financial planners.
Adviser Ratings attracts equal interest from instos, independents
2 December 2014 by Elizabeth Somerville, Financial Observer
Institutional advisers and non-aligned planners had embraced consumer review site Adviser Ratings in equal numbers, just seven weeks since its launch, according to the team behind the online ratings site.
Advisers looking to switch, eye-up IOOF
13 November 2014 by Elizabeth Somerville, Financial Observer
Seventeen per cent of advisers are considering switching licensees in the next six months, with IOOF-aligned groups attracting the most attention from those looking to defect, new research from Adviser Ratings has found.
Financial adviser review sites invite customer feedback and ratings
28 October, 2014 by Andy Kollmorgen, Choice
Now that the government has succeeded in reshaping the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms to ease the burden on the advice industry, the announcement of three new financial adviser review websites this month is timely.
Govt register to ‘overshadow’ Adviser Ratings
27 October 2014 by Aleks Vickovich, Independent Financial Adviser
The government’s proposed register of advisers is a better alternative to “opportunistic” rivals, says one lobbyist and member of the industry working group.
Adviser register ‘needs more substance’
27 October 2014 by Julie May, Financial Observer
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has welcomed the government’s announcement to launch an enhanced adviser register by March 2015 but has criticised the lack of detail to be included, such as how advisers are paid and whether they receive sal...
Public shaming for rogue planners
24 October 2014 by Patrick Durkin, Australian Financial Review
Investors will be able to identify bad apples in the financial planning industry through the creation of a public register which reveals penalties, bans and sanctions against rogue advisers.
Money News - Adviser Ratings
24 October 2014 by Ross Greenwood, Money News
Christopher Zinn talks with Ross Greenwood on the first service of it's kind - an independent rating system of financial advisers. How does your adviser rate?
Rotten Tomatoes for financial planners
20 October 2014 by Kye White, Startup Smart
Adviser Ratings, a platform that lets users review their financial planners has launched, hoping to rebuild consumers’ faith in the sector.