ADVISERS

Financial planning

Financial advisers worried about the incoming education reforms could restructure their business to become money coaches. ...

Financial planning

Only 16.8 per cent of wealth management product holders obtained their fund from a professional adviser, according to new results from Roy Morgan. ...

People & Products

Almost six months after BT Financial Group revamped its pricing structure for BT Panorama, the company has announced that the platform has reached $13 billion in funds un...

Financial planning

HUB24 has announced a new partnership with stockbroking and wealth management firm, Patersons Securities....

Financial planning

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has confirmed that the final exam introduced as part of its education reforms would be one exam for all advisers rega...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has sought to calm advisers nervous about FASEA’s reforms at its Professionals Congress this morning, promising that “we will help you ...

Financial planning

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has sought to put flesh on the bones of its new regime by releasing the relevant provider degrees, qualifications and...

Financial planning

While annual reviews with financial advisers are the key to client and business success, only half of advisers are actually conducting them....

Financial planning

Financial advisers have named their top three challenges and it’s no surprise education reforms are in the top spot. ...

Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has told the Royal Commission that advisers undertake a significant amount of work for clients, justifying their commission payments....

Financial planning

ANZ has locked in the timetable for transferring its superannuation customers to IOOF even though it traverses the problematic Christmas/New Year period....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has made clear it believes product manufacturers should not seek to dictate to advisers under new financial product d...

Financial planning

Advisers are snubbing their service providers in pursuit of a self-licensed or boutique model, data from Investment Trends shows. ...

Financial planning

Experts say the continuing uncertainty and fear surrounding the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority’s future requirements has adviser sentiment unsurprisingl...

Policy & Regulation

The Law Council of Australia has urged the Government that it needs to amend proposed new financial product design and distribution laws to exclude intervention in produc...

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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 ago

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

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Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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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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