ACCESSIBILITY OF ADVICE

Financial planning

Two-thirds of Australians would like to see legislative change to enhance the accessibility of financial advice, according to CFS, with those aged 40–49 being the most ea...

Features

There are three pathways that consumers take when seeking financial advice and firms are exploring how to best access these, writes Oksana Patron....

Expert Analysis

Growing demand for affordable financial advice is powering appetite for a new breed of low-cost index funds as a core holding in portfolios, writes Bryce Quirk....

Financial planning

Servicing retail clients has become more and more risky for several advice groups due to the complex compliance requirements....

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

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