COMMISSIONS
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued class order relief that will allow super fund members to receive advice from their fund....
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Stripping commissions from the cost of financial products could result in falls of up to 50 per cent in their cost to clients, according to David Price, managing director...
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High commissions, vague Product Disclosure Statements and a lack of focus on the fundamentals of the underlying business have combined to create an investment sector that...
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The New Zealand financial planning industry is being consulted on new disclosure requirements for advisers, including the potential use of the terms 'independent' or 'una...
Financial planning
Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management has called for reform in the remuneration practices of agribusiness managed investment scheme promoters, including a more transpar...
Financial planning
Dealer groups dissatisfied with financial planning software are creating their own or purchasing programs from practices marketing their own internally used software....
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Rebate services provider YourShare has said many financial planners are holding themselves out to be purely fee for service when in fact they are charging commissions as ...
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CPA Australia has warned that the way planners are remunerated should be left to the industry to determine because governments should not set markets....
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Commissions may not be extinct in the financial services industry - but they are now a seriously endangered species....
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Majority of clients repaying their loans according to contract; 14 hardship applications approved....
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Over the past 21 years Queensland financial planner Martin Kerrigan has had nearly 30 face-to-face meetings with promoters of agribusiness managed investment schemes, des...
Financial planning
The code of practice governing financial advice, including remuneration, for members of the three peak accountancy bodies in Australia is under review....
Financial planning
New research reveals that axing commissions will not by itself serve to reduce superannuation fees to the level desired by the Federal Government....
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Service payments between planners and clients are not an issue for government regulation, financial planner Wayne Leggett has argued to the parliamentary committee inquir...
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The industry funds campaign against financial planners' commissions may benefit the retail funds sector, writes Robert Keavney....
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