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The Industry Super Network has combined with Choice, ACOSS and the ACTU to place pressure on the Ripoll inquiry just days before it is due to report....
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The combination of superannuation fund choice and the first prolonged downturn since the advent of compulsory super has fragmented the industry, writes Pauline Vamos....
Financial planning
Van Eyk Three Pillars has advised shareholders against Dixon Advisory's proposal to take executive control of Three Pillars' board....
Financial planning
ASIC uses its submission to the Ripoll Inquiry to suggest more regulatory intervention and higher licensing and fiduciary standards for planners....
Financial planning
Merged entity will have $7.5 billion in funds under management, up to 330,000 members and 560,000 customers, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide....
Financial planning
Chairman Tony D'Aloisio admits the global financial crisis has exposed flaws in the way planners are remunerated....
Financial planning
While a fee-for-service model removes real or perceived conflicts of interest that plague the financial planning industry, it can also hinder firms in attracting new clie...
Financial planning
Premium Investors has announced an on-market share buy-back scheme. The move follows last month's request from Dixon Advisory to replace the Premium board with Dixon staf...
Editorial
When the National Australia Bank (NAB) late last month announced its acquisition of Aviva’s wealth management business, its documentation lodged with the Australian Secur...
Financial planning
Premium Investors' board has advised its shareholders that proposals from a number of Dixon Advisory clients to replace its existing board and amend the company constitut...
Financial planning
Industry body says criticisms of its new planner remuneration guidelines represent short-term thinking and "run counter to the best interests of planners, clients and the...
Financial planning
It’s the end of the road for beleaguered financial planning group Storm Financial. The regulator has succeeded in its quest to have the group formally wound up without an...
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has applied to the Federal Court to place Storm Financial in liquidation in a move prompted by a 'misleading' memo ci...
Financial planning
Minto calls for Government action on insurance as Tower reports strong result....
Financial planning
Property valuation uncertainty results in temporary suspension....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...