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Financial planning

Dealer group-aligned financial planning practices earn slightly less per year than those with their own Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL), according to a Macqu...

Financial planning

ASIC has made its first move towards licensing consumer credit businesses as part of the transition to new national consumer credit laws, with over 500 financial planning...

Editorial

Data from SEEK indicates the financial services and banking industry remains in the top 10 highest paid industries....

Financial planning

Lower costs for consumers and efficient administration were the top two factors advisers would like their platform provider to improve....

Editorial

With talk of interest rate rises shifting to the possibility of a rate cut, Dr Ron Bewley weighs up the outlook for asset classes in Australia and abroad....

Financial planning

MAp airports has reached an agreement with the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTTP) to acquire OTTP's stake in Sydney airport and offload its interests in Brussels...

Financial planning

Although gold demand is currently at unprecedented levels, many investors do not realise that a historical relationship exists between the price of gold bullion and the A...

Superannuation

SMSF trustees are more satisfied with their lot than most super members, but mostly when returns are high....

Superannuation

Retirees looking to lead a comfortable lifestyle will now need almost $700 extra per year....

Financial planning

Term deposits have grown by around $30 billion in the past 12 months, reflecting continuing investor caution....

Policy & Regulation

A significant number of financial planners believe the implementation of the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes will not only cost them money, but als...

Funds management

The Australian unlisted core wholesale property fund market has stabilised, returning 2.2 per cent in the June quarter....

Superannuation

A company linked to SuperRatings has claimed up to 50 per cent of people using a planner want new advice....

Financial planning

A new survey has revealed that mortgage consumers aren’t prepared to embrace fee for service....

Financial planning

ASIC data points to a rise in corporate insolvencies, with Western Australia not immune....

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

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

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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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 confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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