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Funds management

Margin lending investors saw gearing opportunities in recent share market falls and were evolving in how they used margin lending. ...

Financial planning

ASIC has banned a NAB adviser from providing financial services for seven years after investigations found he had broken financial services laws....

Financial planning

A former financial adviser is facing sentencing after pleading guilty to dishonestly using client collateral in margin loans applications. ...

Financial planning

Clients of a bankrupt ‘financial adviser’ will be able to commence and take fresh proceedings against her at a later date....

People & Products

FIIG Securities looks to educate advisers on fixed income through a dedicated financial adviser channel....

Life/Risk

Life insurers need to innovate, rather than slashing commissions to advisers, if they want create a more sustainable model, an insurance comparison website chief believes...

Financial planning

Research house, Lonsec Fiscal, is aiming to boost advisers’ portfolio construction capabilities, and ease post-FOFA regulatory and administration pressures, with the laun...

Financial planning

ASIC has banned a former authorised representative of a NAB-aligned financial group for five years for inappropriate advice. ...

Financial planning

Financial advisers need to talk to high net worth clients about leaving a charitable bequest in their will, and they should know what questions to ask....

Financial planning

BT Group Licensees have launched a digital learning channel with educational programs for financial advisers. ...

Financial planning

Spring FG has denied any direct links to a planner permanently banned by ASIC....

Funds management

Morningstar Australia will provide access to the equities selection tools it uses to build its separately managed accounts, offering them to advisers and brokers....

Financial planning

ASIC bans a former financial adviser after contravening financial services law when advising SMSF clients....

Financial planning

Financial services provider, HUB24 has seen its gross profit jump by 3000 per cent in the 2015 financial year, while its FUA more than doubled in the last 14 months....

Financial planning

The planning arm of Bangarra Group - Bennelong Wealth Partners - has signed four veteran Macquarie Private Wealth (MPW) advisers as they open their own practice in Sydney...

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