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Whether you are for or against commissions doesn’t matter anymore, according to the managing director of Elixir Consulting, Sue Viskovic....
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Australian delays in adopting regulations currently in place in the UK, which are facilitating a shift from insurance to a managed investment focus, will have a high cost...
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Morningstar is making a push into industry superannuation funds research on the back of demand from financial advisers....
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The administrative side of the move to fee-for-service is now the easy part of the puzzle as more administrative service providers evolve to meet demand. ...
Financial planning
An educational website has published the names of 14 people believed to be the only truly independent advisers in the country....
Editorial
Financial Services is fraught with conflicts of interest, says Robert Keavney. But the regulatory focus on these problems means that financial planning has a bright futur...
Financial planning
Big West Australian fund GESB wants more effort put into telling consumers about the value of advice....
Editorial
Bernie Ripoll warns about the return of margin lending into the financial sector, and the dangers the practice poses for unwary investors....
Financial planning
Portfolio administration company Praemium is set to expand as a result of the impending shift from commissions to fee-for-service, according to Praemium’s group chief exe...
Financial planning
AMP has reduced the single management fee attached to its AMP Growth Bond from 1.5 per cent to 1 per cent in a bid to revamp its product offering....
Editorial
Philip La Greca examines the possible impact that the outcomes of the forthcoming government reviews will have on superannuation and, in particular, SMSFs....
Financial planning
With the global financial crisis driving smaller lenders and mortgage brokers out of the market, Chris Kennedy finds the mortgage market is headed for a transitional year...
Financial planning
Centric chairman Philip Kelly spoke with Lucinda Beaman about the financial services industry and his plans for 2010....
Financial planning
Lobby groups have oversimplified the financial services debate, leaving the roots of the industry’s problems unexposed, argues the executive manager of Guardian Financial...
Financial planning
PJC chair warns the rising number of margin lending clients should "be of concern to banks and regulators", while slamming spruikers who target the vulnerable....
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...