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Commonwealth Financial Planning has implemented a change in the advice model offered to its network of planners, with a view to providing a more specialised service for a...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has made a change to the activities it deems acceptable for its practitioner members to fulfil their continued professional devel...

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The six months ending July 31, 2006, has seen an 80 per cent increase in the number of jobs associated with financial planning in Victoria and Tasmania, according to the ...

Financial planning

Demand for financial planning skills is at record levels in parts of the east coast of Australia, according to a recently released market report....

Financial planning

A new award for financial planners has demonstrated the value of professional financial advice, according to the Financial Planning Association...

Financial planning

The FPA is currently investigating reports of rule breaches at a CFP certification examination conducted on May 18....

Financial planning

FPA has declared its intention to increase the awareness of its Certified Financial Planner designation, with the aim of giving the professional mark more credibility....

Financial planning

ASIC has proactively followed up the main findings of its shadow shopping survey regarding superannuation choice with some suggestions for licensees on how to address the...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is on the verge of scrapping the requirement of Certified Financial Planners (CFPs) to be employed by an Australian Financial Ser...

Financial planning

Recruitment can be at best a challenge and at worst an expensive and unproductive exercise that can divert a practice manager’s focus from other pressing business issues....

Superannuation

With the marketplace gearing up for over 55’s to implement the Transition to Retirement (TTR) Strategy, financial planners and accountants need to ensure they optimise th...

Financial planning

Australia is currently enjoying the best employment market in years with a low national unemployment rate. Job seekers in most markets have many choices and career option...

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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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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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