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Financial planning

The end of the financial year has brought more changes for licensees which are reflected in their adviser numbers which continued to drop, according to HFS Consulting. ...

Financial planning

The deputy chair of a key Parliamentary committee has pointed to claims that AMP Limited is charging product manufacturers as much as $22,000 to be included on an approve...

Life/Risk

AMP Limited has sold AMP Life for $3 billion but will retain a 20% holding in Resolution Life Australia....

Superannuation

Data provided to a Parliamentary committee has revealed how the loss of corporate superannuation mandates served to magnify the effects of market disruption and the Gover...

Financial planning

The top client issue dealt with by advisers in May was concessional super contributions, compared to April when early access to super dominated clients’ questions, accord...

Funds management

The finalists have been announced for the 2020 Fund Manager of the Year Awards – the first year in which a whole of market approach to judging the awards has been adopted...

Financial planning

Australia is officially in its first recession for 30 years, according to figures from the Treasury, but the June quarter will be “more severe”....

Financial planning

Engagement by users over 60 years old has been the highest for AMP’s new Facebook Messenger bot, which is designed to assist those seeking financial help and information ...

People & Products

Count Financial has appointed Chris Burton as practice development manager as the business reaffirms its commitment to growth. ...

People & Products

The portfolio aims to help lower the carbon economy, avoid strategic investments in harmful sectors and drive positive change through capital. ...

Superannuation

Hospitality, arts, recreation, manufacturing and wholesale trade industries have the highest rates of applications for early super release, according to analysis from AMP...

Financial planning

In the absence of sufficiently attractive offers and in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic disruption, AMP has decided not to divest its New Zealand wealth management busi...

Superannuation

New details provided to a key Parliamentary Committee has revealed which superannuation fund trustee directors are being paid the most....

Funds management

The Reserve Bank of Australia has said its bond purchasing program has so far totalled around $50 billion. ...

Superannuation

The players’ association of the highest level of Australian rules football has extended their 20-year partnership with AMP as the default superannuation provider....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 2 weeks ago

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

4 months 3 weeks ago

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

6 months 3 weeks ago

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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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 banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

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