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Financial planning

A flexible online Masters of financial planning program will help new an existing advisers to raise standards in the profession, AMP believes....

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Financial planning

Major insurer TAL claims clients care more about price than whether planners are aligned or non-aligned....

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Financial planning

Proposals to introduce a ‘restricted advice’ label would help to bring transparency to the financial advice consumers Infocus managing director Rod Bristow believes....

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Financial planning

ASIC has recommended that institutionally-aligned advisers be labelled as “restricted advice’ businesses and provide statements about limited product advice....

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Superannuation

A recent study commissioned by IOOF found that greater activity by financial advisers does not necessarily translate into a greater perception of value from clients, writ...

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Life/Risk

ASIC’s upcoming report on risk insurance churn is likely to lead to further debate on removing commissions but would overlook the related costs of advice according to Syn...

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Financial planning

High net worth clients are willing to pay well for scalable advice with their demands indicative of future advice and investment trends....

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Financial planning

Learn about the pros and cons of owning AFSL and weighs them up against becoming an authorised representative of a larger licensee...

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Editorial

The adviser’s best interest duty leaves a question mark hanging over what constitutes “reasonable” advice, Merton Miles writes....

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Top 100

Telstra Super Financial Planning has the most valuable financial planners in the corporate and industry super arena with high levels of funds under advice and funds under...

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Financial planning

Telstra Super Financial Planning has the most valuable financial planners in the corporate and industry super arena with high levels of funds under advice and funds under...

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Editorial

The financial planning industry has undergone some momentous changes in the last few years and it’s critical the planners respond to the changing environment at the same ...

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Top 100

Private wealth and boutique adviser groups have topped the list of planners and clients with high levels of funds under advice according to data gathered in this year’s M...

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Financial planning

Private wealth and boutique adviser groups have topped the list of planners and clients with high levels of funds under advice according to data gathered in this year’s M...

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Financial planning

The interim report of the Financial Systems Inquiry has pointed to higher educational standards for planners, a national exam regime and tougher powers for ASIC....

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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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