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Policy & Regulation
The dawning realisation that grandfathering arrangements may be put in jeopardy is likely to create a spike in the number of planners changing dealer groups before 30 Jun...
Financial planning
The concept of ‘values-based financial planning' fits in perfectly with spirit of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, according to American financial planning ...
Financial planning
BT's Australian Financial Health Index has shown many Australians are living hand-to-mouth and are unsure of how to fulfill their desire to save more....
Financial planning
Planners and other key stakeholders with Australian Financial Services (AFS) have held a series of meetings over the past two weeks to consider the future of the dealer g...
Superannuation
Will 2013 be the defining year for self-managed super funds? Bryan Ashenden's policy overview discusses the implications for advisers....
Financial planning
Westpac’s BT has launched a new brand campaign aimed at creating greater awareness of the company and what it does....
Financial planning
Premium Wealth Management has entered into a deal with Bronny Speed and Angus McLeod's AdviceIQ partners to access the AFSL underpinning PortfolioIQ....
Editorial
Mike Taylor writes that FOFA is already beginning to change the shape and texture of the financial planning industry – something likely to be reflected in a rash of annou...
Financial planning
The news that ANZ licensee RI Advice plans to voluntarily disclose commissions in its annual fee disclosure statements has put the spotlight on other dealer groups' plans...
People & Products
Melissa Crawford has joined dealer group Securitor as national manager, insurance....
Funds management
In its latest financial report, BT Investment Management has reported net outflows of $700 million to end the December quarter at $34.7 billion in total funds under manag...
Life/Risk
Risk premium inflows and sales have once again achieved double-digit growth, with TAL and CommInsure emerging as success stories of 2012, according to Plan for Life figur...
Editorial
The launch of a national curriculum for financial planning degrees by the Financial Planning Education Council was a major win for the industry in 2012....
Editorial
Plan B's Andrew Black could be forgiven for thinking he is being followed by IOOF in the wake of its acquisition of the dealer group....
Financial planning
With one-stop-shop and non-aligned dealer group Yellow Brick Road recently announcing plans to recruit wealth professionals disenchanted with the institutional environmen...
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Podcast
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...