FINANCIAL PLANNING

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Standard & Poor’s has placed four Challenger small and micro cap funds ‘on hold’ following the resignation of senior portfolio manager James Ring....

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Large financial planning group Professional Investment Services will fly the heads of dozens of independent dealer groups out to Fiji next month to showcase its new deale...

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The UK Government encouraging people not to use timber from native forests will have little impact on Australian forestry managed investment schemes, according to three m...

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The Financial Planning Association’s new conflicts of interest principles do not go far enough to ensure compliant advice, according to Australian Securities and Investme...

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Financial planning dealer groups may end up being liable for a portion, if not all of the damages awarded to the investors who are in the process of taking legal action a...

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Since losing a large part of its advisory base, SMF-owned dealer group Lynchpin has changed its name to Wealth Managers, installed a new advisory software provider, and c...

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Despite one in five financial planners falling foul of the corporate regulator in its latest shadow shopping exercise, and the resulting negative coverage in the mainstre...

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Ex-patriots from the United Kingdom looking to transfer their pension across to Australia may be limited in their choice of investments, and could be hit with huge tax bi...

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BT Financial Group has commenced the process of bringing the management of its four multi-manager offerings in-house in an effort to enhance the structure of these produc...

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Superannuation funds should take action within 10 working days of a customer requesting payment or additional information, according to Association of Superannuation Fund...

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Only three small cap equity funds scored a ‘highly recommended’ rating in Lonsec’s new sector review report....

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Financial planners have received another bad rap from the corporate regulator, with its latest shadow shopping report concluding that close to one in five advisers gave u...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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