FINANCIAL PLANNING

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APIR Systems has got the ball rolling on an adviser numbering system with the launch of a dedicated development centre....

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The risk of litigation and class actions against planners will increase as clients become more knowledgeable about investing, warns industry doyen David Bleakley....

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Only one in 50 financial planners does not use the Internet for their business, according to a recent survey....

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Financial planners will need to change the way they offer advice on tax issues as they relate to investments....

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Former Colonial financial planner William Richard Berghouse has been given a lifetime ban from acting as a representative of a securities dealer or investment adviser fro...

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Consumer demand for quality financial advice will outstrip supply within five years, according to Zurich national manager, business development, Bob Ossey. ...

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Financial planners should offer clients a choice of service levels and charge accordingly, says ThreeSixty national development manager David Fox....

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My favourite ad on TV at the moment is the day trader in braces who is trading on line from home before ending it all by jumping out of his (ground floor) window. If you ...

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The Strategist Group recently sat down and documented more than 100 different strategies that financial planners may implement when dealing with clients that have put in ...

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Financial planning in South Africa has a history as long as financial planning in Australia – and despite the country’s political problems, business is booming. In the fo...

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Australia’s financial advice industry is underpinned by licensing arrangements enforced and administered by the ever shrinking resources of our investment watchdog. Tom C...

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When MLC life agents went searching for a home they didn't have to look very far. MLC Financial Planning set up shop in 1988 and has been providing dealer group support f...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

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

5 months 1 week ago

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

7 months 1 week ago

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...

2 weeks ago

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

3 weeks 3 days 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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