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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have increased in popularity over the past 12 months following a dramatic shift in the investment landscape, according to Australian Index In...
Financial planning
The Industry Super Network has commissioned another poll that backs its claims on the need for planners to be legally required to act only in the best interests of their ...
Financial planning
Professional Investment Services had a rough ride throughout the global financial crisis. Lucinda Beaman spoke with chief executive Robbie Bennetts about the company’s fu...
Financial planning
Canberra-based super fund AvSuper has been granted relief to provide intra-fund advice but is sticking with its outsourced full financial planning arrangement with Outloo...
Financial planning
National Australia Bank owned dealer group MLC is building a team of 10 staff to recruit advisers from other dealer groups as it seeks to take the lead in the game of sca...
Financial planning
Elders Forestry maintains that its forestry projects are sound investments for SMSFs despite lingering fears caused by the collapse of Timbercorp and Great Southern....
Financial planning
Financial planners continue to grapple with customer relationship management (CRM) and platform systems, and integration is once again becoming a key concern....
Financial planning
In response to the latest Intergenerational Report, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (A...
Financial planning
Mortgage brokers have been going through an evolutionary period since the new National Credit Protection Legislation came into effect on January 1, and the challenges the...
Editorial
Bryan Ashenden takes a look at the far-reaching impact the recommendations of the Ripoll Inquiry could have on the financial services industry....
Financial planning
Recent action in the NSW Supreme Court over the status of Adviser Service Fees when authorised representatives change licensees appears to have raised more questions than...
Editorial
This year promises to be interesting year for the entire financial services industry, writes Jim Minto....
Financial planning
The Commonwealth Bank has called for the retention of dealer group rebates and a self-regulatory approach to the removal of commissions from the financial planning indust...
Financial planning
Centric Wealth wants a clear line drawn between sales agents and advisers in the superannuation advice space....
Financial planning
ASIC has banned a Victorian financial planner from providing financial services for five years for, among other things, misleading his clients and providing clients with ...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...