ADVISERS

Financial planning

After a long period of wealth creation, wealth protection is suddenly popular again. BENJAMIN LEVY takes a look at the life risk industry in 2009....

Financial planning

Businesses within financial services that are well established and have a written plan fare well....

Financial planning

Clients have been surprisingly forgiving towards their advisers on the recent non-performance of their investments, according to Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers di...

Financial planning

Australian Wealth Management has rolled out enhancements to its AustChoice platform aimed at improving online functionality for advisers....

Financial planning

Industry conferences, while informative, do not dedicate the time required for balanced debates or interactive learning, according to Mercer principal Rashmi Mehrotra....

Financial planning

Investors are increasingly seeking legal redress against former advisers based on the recommendations of a new adviser, according to Argyle Partnership principal Peter Bo...

Financial planning

Investment and super platform netwealth will launch a managed account capability in July, enabling advisers to manage multiple client portfolios across many models....

Financial planning

The parliamentary joint committee on corporations and financial services would consider recommending an extension of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’...

Financial planning

Advisers need to test their value proposition to ensure their clients are fully aware of what they are receiving....

Editorial

Following an index may not be a glamorous investment strategy, but it can offer value and reliability in difficult market conditions....

Financial planning

In the good times, revenue from platforms have been a strong source of income for dealer groups and advisers...

Financial planning

Peter McKnoulty discusses the costs relating to business succession planning for financial advisers....

Financial planning

Zurich Financial Services has announced a range of pricing changes to its life risk products in what represents its major update for 2009....

Superannuation

Specialist software provider Supercorp has released a new software package that enables advisers to access client SMSFs via the Internet....

Financial planning

Advisers are now considering innovative marketing strategies such as online blogs and podcasts, but these initiatives can present challenges for some....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 1 week ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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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...

2 weeks ago

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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