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A recent tour of Europe got Tom Collins thinking about local perceptions to financial services, particularly in relation to distribution....
Financial planning
Deakin Financial Services has confirmed market speculation it is in discussion with AustChoice Financial Services regarding a possible acquisition after an announcement t...
Financial planning
What do advisers think of choice of fund legislation? And how do they think it will impact on their business? Julie Bennett reports....
Financial planning
AXA chief executive officer Les Owen says that despite all the recent bad news the outlook for the Australian wealth management market looks good....
Financial planning
Tom Collins argues that contrary to what the regulators and lawmakers are saying about cleaning up the financial services industry, the solution will be found in redefini...
Financial planning
The Assure master trust is set to close after AXA announced it will consolidate all of its platforms into Summit as part of its single-platform strategy....
Financial planning
The current environment does not encourage advisers to charge fees for service, argues PETER BOBBIN. But all that might change if the law was amended to allow clients to ...
Financial planning
Six dealer groups have signed up for the PremiumChoice Portfolio Services platform in its first two months of operation, says chief executive Richard Carter....
Financial planning
Will risk profiling stand up in the face of a liability claim? ROBERT KEAVNEY explores the strengths and weaknesses of risk profiling in an increasingly litigious busines...
Financial planning
Many financial planners are still unaware they could face hefty fines or even jail terms for not providing ‘wholistic, appropriate or reasonable’ advice to their clients ...
Financial planning
BT Funds Management’s wrap service has this week passed the $6 billion mark for funds under advice after a period of unprecedented growth....
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Consumers' Association (ACA) will engage in a survey of the financial planning industry des...
People & Products
Garrisons financial planning group is the third major advisory group to sign up to deliver InvestorWeb’s VisiPlan software....
Superannuation
Retirement income products will dominate inflows in 2010, doubling the money pouring into superannuatiuon and unit trusts....
Financial planning
The Financial Services Reform Bill currently before parliament sets out to provide a consistent and comprehensive regulatory framework for our industry. Tom Collins recko...
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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...