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Editorial

Financial planning is about more than selling investment products, says Ray Griffin. It is about establishing long-lasting client relationships....

Financial planning

Markets that were largely left alone by regulators prior to the global financial crisis will be more actively managed as a result of a series of post crisis reviews, acco...

Editorial

With trailing commissions soon to be a thing of the past, owners of financial planning practices need to ask themselves how much their businesses are worth....

Financial planning

Nearly half of Australian financial planners expect their practices to be adversely affected by the Government’s proposed annual opt-in provisions for ongoing adviser ser...

Financial planning

Lonsdale practices restructure in pursuit of cost savings....

Financial planning

Radar Results has seen a dramatic increase in the number of smaller financial planning businesses looking to sell....

Financial planning

Professional Investment Holdings (PIH), the parent company of one of the country's largest non-institutionally owned dealer groups, has confirmed it has partnered with Cr...

Editorial

The failures of various agribusiness managed investment schemes have created problems for the planning industry....

Financial planning

The Federal Government has increased its commitment to the removal of commissions in financial planning, linking the move to the development of Australia as a regional fi...

Financial planning

A survey of planners reveals most believe removing commissions will help the industry but not necessarily their own businesses....

Financial planning

The Future of Financial Advice reform proposals are not retrospective, but there is confusion about the compulsory annual renewal notice that would enable clients to 'opt...

Editorial

Even without direct legislation, a big advertising campaign by the Government will be enough to put an end to financial planning commissions, writes Mike Taylor....

Financial planning

If ratings house activity and dealer group caution is any guide, the Australian agribusiness managed investment scheme sector has reached a watershed....

Financial planning

Chris Lim explains how the introduction of the Australian Credit Licensing Regime could affect you....

Financial planning

While recent government announcements mean Australia's financial planners are facing significant change, Damon Taylor writes that the shift in policy direction was well t...

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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...

6 months 3 weeks 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. ...

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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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ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

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