FINANCIAL PLANNING

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The long heralded choice of funds in superannuation is close to being signed off by the Democrats and Government, according to the assistant treasurer Rod Kemp....

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Westpac Financial Services has completed the rollout of electronic education tools for its 550 financial planers....

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Former FPA chairman Wes McMaster has become the first financial planner in Australia to be anointed a professor....

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New Zealand’s funds management industry says overseas-based fund managers may snare most of the business for the Government’s proposed superannuation fund....

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Monitor Money is on the lookout for acquisition opportunities, following the sale of 50 per cent of the financial planning business earlier this year to New Zealand’s Spi...

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No. At this stage I’m not comfortable with the non-accessibility to funds. I understand there is going to be something listed on the stock exchange that will allow tradin...

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No. At this stage I’m not comfortable with the non-accessibility to funds. I understand there is going to be something listed on the stock exchange that will allow tradin...

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Why would a dealer group set up their own master trust when there are plenty available out of the box? <B>Kate Kachor</B> looks at three different answers to this questio...

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In the US, financial planners are no strangers to corporate pension funds and many have shaped their entire businesses around the lucrative US 401k pension plan market. D...

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A planner’s life as they say, shouldn’t be all work and no play. Sometime the play becomes more work than the work. Nick Bruining reports. ...

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There are now more than 120 different master trusts on offer in Australia. Some think this number will grow, others say it will shrink to less than 10.<B> Simon Segal</B>...

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In light of changing legislation and new policies from regulators, the industry is re-evolving in the areas of master trust and wrap accounts. Richard Shermon explains ho...

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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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