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Australian technology provider Midwinter Financial Services would leverage superannuation gamification to develop a consumer facing calculator....
Features
While advisers need to strategise around the myriad of superannuation changes tabled in the 2016 Federal Budget, they should not implement changes just for the sake of it...
Financial planning
Successful advice businesses are built on genuine concern for people, Mentor Education believes....
People & Products
Fiducian Group has continued to implement its strategy with the acquisition of another financial planning practice....
Accounting
A new survey suggests many accountants providing SMSF advice were licensed well ahead of the end of the accountant’s exemption....
Financial planning
The ASIC industry funding model bill failed to differentiate between miscreants and those advisers who did the right thing and provided no discounts for the latter....
Financial planning
AMP has restructured its advice business, including the integration of AMP Financial Planning, AMP Advice, AMP Horizons, and AMP Direct, and has announced leadership chan...
Editorial
The recent Australian Securities and Investments Commission report on how large financial institutions oversee their advisers has served as a sobering reminder of the cha...
Features
As it becomes increasingly necessary for planners to provide goals-based strategic advice, Malavika Santhebennur asks if big data can help them customise advice....
People & Products
REST has announced it has appointed a head of advice and education and a head of employer engagement to the fund....
Financial planning
ASIC’s review into how institutions dealt with non-compliant advisers highlighted the need for licensees/employers to follow FPA’s reference checking requirements, the FP...
Financial planning
Breach reporting standards by the Big Four banks and AMP have been found wanting with an ASIC report finding institutions were failing to report adviser breaches on time....
Features
Accountants remain the most trusted advisers for SMSF clients but with licensing take-up remaining low following the accountants' exemption, what will this mean for SMSF ...
Financial planning
A forensic report found the CBA failed to meet the time-frames for several clients who requested reviews for poor advice provided between 2003 and 2012....
Financial planning
Members of the Financial Planning Association have been granted ASIC relief from opt-in if they sign up to the FPA’s Professional Ongoing Fees Code....
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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 ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...