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Financial planning

Professional Investment Services (PIS) is seeking to buy its advisers' shares in subsidiary funds management business Ventura Investment Management in an effort to remove...

Editorial

Financial planners and dealer groups should take advantage of uncertain economic times and show leadership, writes Todd Kardas....

Editorial

Financial Services is fraught with conflicts of interest, says Robert Keavney. But the regulatory focus on these problems means that financial planning has a bright futur...

Financial planning

Fewer high-net-worth investors are using financial advisers, according to research conducted by CoreData....

Funds management

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have increased in popularity over the past 12 months following a dramatic shift in the investment landscape, according to Australian Index In...

Financial planning

More financial advisers are looking to add value to their clients through bespoke services and products, as well as access to direct equities....

Financial planning

Advisers have found in recent years that when it comes to legal matters, the buck stops with them. But are dealer groups being held accountable for their role?...

Financial planning

Investment banks and other advisers who participate in capital raisings and mergers and acquisitions will face tough new standards this year, with ASIC acknowledging freq...

Financial planning

AMP’s annual adviser conference in Melbourne this week will focus its advisers on life in a post-commissions environment....

Financial planning

The chairman of the Ripoll Inquiry, Bernie Ripoll, has indicated volume rebates paid from product manufacturers to dealer groups are encompassed in the recommendations ma...

Financial planning

There need to be more restrictions placed on the types of products and strategies planners can advise on based on their level of accreditation: Grahame Evans....

Life/Risk

Asteron's Lifeguard risk product range is the most recent addition to IRESS' real-time insurance premium validation service....

Editorial

The reaction to my move from a generalist technical role to one specialising in risk advice and adviser business growth was seen by some colleagues and advisers as a move...

Financial planning

The Ripoll Inquiry proposals will shift the burden of proof onto advisers when it comes to client claims regarding unsatisfactory performance, said corporate lawyer Peter...

Financial planning

The Ripoll Inquiry has called for increased disclosure of conflicts of interest and advice restrictions faced by advisers - in particular those working under licenses hel...

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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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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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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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