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I was interested to read the article on a new system where financial planners pay to be star rated in a reference database for consumers (“Advisers to pay for star rating...

Financial planning

An admission by two major UK public pension schemes that they wrongly advised thousands of immigrating clients has reignited the controversy over advice for immigrants to...

Financial planning

A US association is planning another professional designation for financial planners but insists the new mark will not set out to compete with the Certified Financial Pla...

Financial planning

The financial services industry’s current obsession with star ratings opens up a can of worms for consumers and the industry....

Financial planning

Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Michael McKenna is leaving office, 14 months short of his three year contract....

Financial planning

Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Michael McKenna is leaving office, 14 months short of his three year contract....

Financial planning

Greg Sullivan, the keynote presenter at the CFP Conference in Hobart suggested that putting process around what planners do well is a major imperative for planners (Money...

Financial planning

What do you think of the proposed Adviser Ratings System?...

Financial planning

A proposal for a separate non-practitioner Certified Financial Planner (CFP) mark has been de-feated by strong opposition from elements within the US financial planning i...

Financial planning

FINANCIAL PLANNERS Location: Professional financial planning practice, Perth Description: Financial planners with varied skills and areas of expertise required for innova...

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Back in the early 1960s an enterprising student at Melbourne University struck a deal with some of his fellow students. Four years later, that student had his own accoun...

Financial planning

Q: Is you business ready for GST? After much confusion, deliberation and consultation we decided to tackle the GST on two levels, one for clients and the other for our bu...

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The Labor Party will support the reforms outlined in CLERP 6 subject to a few amendments which will probably delay its introduction, says shadow minister for financial se...

Financial planning

After only four years of operation, Vision FPS (Vision) has sold to InvestorWeb for the princely sum of $15 million....

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One of Australia's best known businesses also offers financial services and has a market brand and exposure unrivalled in the industry. Jason Spits looks at how the NRMA ...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

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

5 months ago

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

7 months 1 week 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. ...

4 weeks 1 day ago

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 cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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