
ASIC planners deadline loomsNew ASIC register for Financial Advisers will be complimented and supported by Adviser Ratings

How to Choose a Financial AdviserMany Australians will make use of a financial adviser’s services at some point in their life; but different advisers come with different levels of qualification, experience, and objectivity.

Adviser roll flawedA NEW official register of financial advisers relies on unverified information, with advisers required to input their own details and information about their level of experience.

Chris Zinn explains what to look for in an adviserChris Zinn explains to Ricardo Goncalves the benefits of Adviser Ratings and what to look for in a financial adviser

SelfWealth pokes holes in adviser directoriesThe two adviser directories currently available in the industry did not go far enough in protecting consumers, according to an industry executive.

Over 19,000 advisers list on ASIC registerFollowing the launch of the much-anticipated industry-wide public register of financial advisers yesterday, the corporate regulator said the database as it stood currently represented more than 19,000 advisers, with only a small number sti...

Adviser Ratings boosts financial fluencyAdviser Ratings has undertaken a major revamp of its website to empower users and accelerate their financial fluency.

Life insurance reforms long overdueAdviser Ratings has welcomed the recommendations handed down by LIAWG independent chairman John Trowbridge to reform the life insurance industry.

Life sector recommendations derailedThe industry would need more time to digest Trowbridge’s final report into retail life insurance advice but some executives were already voicing serious concerns around the recommendations released yesterday morning.