FINANCIAL PLANNING

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Job advertisements for the financial planning industry continue to climb, with the most popular positions advertised being those for advisers with 18 months experience an...

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The FPA is expecting financial services providers to modify their products in response to market demands for separately disclosed product and advice fees following the im...

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Property Investment Research (PIR) has defended criticisms made by the Shadow Minister for Financial Services Nick Sherry at a recent Senate Estimates hearing regarding a...

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The structural change experienced by the local listed property trust market has not dulled the attractiveness of the asset class and has enhanced the importance of active...

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has won a rare accolade from a major superannuation fund, with Tasmanian-based Tasplan praising the efforts of the FPA to improve...

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It’s the Chinese year of the dog, and participants in the Australian share market are wondering where the canines lurk as talk of a correction ramps up. But thanks to the...

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Large boutique financial planning dealer group Lifespan Financial Planning is considering outsourcing a significant portion of its investment research after the tragic lo...

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The world’s leading wealth managers are predicting explosive growth in assets under management in Asia over the next three years, according to a survey by investment bank...

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Former MFS head of distribution Sean Preece has returned to the financial services industry to take up the position of head of distribution for Ord Minnett’s asset manage...

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IWL has completed an upgrade of its VisiPlan advisory software on the same day the Genesys financial planning dealership announced that it was replacing it with Xplan....

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A Sydney man jailed for 18 months in December 2004 on contempt charges relating to early release superannuation has again been committed for sentence on six further charg...

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The former Macquarie Bank staffer banned from practicing financial services last week for being late with disclosure documents had already been warned of his transgressio...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

5 months 3 weeks ago

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

7 months 3 weeks ago

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...

4 weeks ago

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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