FINANCIAL PLANNING

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Almost 500,000 or 8 per cent of those Australians eligible to determine their own super fund under impending choice of fund legislation will opt to do so according to new...

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Citigroup has sold its worldwide life insurance and annuities business, including in Australia, in a deal worth US$11.5 billion....

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Local fund managers are sure to cash in on a decision today by US-based research giant Morningstar to include Australian funds on its global research platform, the head o...

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Investors in Navigator’s personal investment plan will now be able to purchase shares directly, as well as access research through Aegis Independent Equities Research and...

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Bridges Financial Services has won its long-running payroll tax dispute with the Western Australian Government, escaping a $500,000 tax bill in a decision that will come ...

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Solid growth in inflows through platforms and wholesale funds along with strong contributions from Asia have offset weaker results in advice from New Zealand to deliver A...

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Gearing is successful in a “majority of occasions” as an investor strategy to add value to a portfolio, according to new research by MLC....

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Paul Clitheroe, chair of the Financial Literacy Foundation, announced that a $16 million Federal Government grant will be used to fund a public education campaign using t...

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Breakaway dealer groups make good newspaper copy. With the same elements of any TV drama warring factions, disgruntled individuals, secret deals and an occasional bit of...

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Whether it was their claims of independence, the arguable benefits of their supposed lack of bias, or their fancy names, non-aligned financial planning practices both sma...

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Nothing much has changed on Money Management’s list of Top 50 Distributors during the space of the last 12 months....

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Industry superannuation funds cannot boast a consistent fee advantage over all retail master trusts and, where multi-manager platforms are concerned, may be more expensiv...

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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 2 weeks ago

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

7 months 2 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...

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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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