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The introduction of Financial Services Reform (FSR) legislation seems to be frightening many advisers – but life advisers appear to be particularly concerned. John Wilkin...

Financial planning

AXA expects to lose over 120 advisers from its dealer groups as a result of Policy Statement 146 requirements and the introduction of raised education and compliance stan...

Financial planning

Fiducian Portfolio Services managing director Indy Singh says his company is in discussion with several groups, including a national accounting group, over the provision ...

Financial planning

Financial services education provider Tribeca Corporation will align its three brands under the moniker Tribeca Learning Limited, according to a proposal being put to sha...

Financial planning

With all the changes the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) has brought, what do you need in terms of education to become a financial planner? Julie Bennett reports....

Financial planning

Jennifer Smith explains the ‘what was’ and ‘what will be’ of discussing risk with clients....

Financial planning

Financial planning business management group Customer Acquisition and Retention Management (CARM) formally launched its web-based Guided Planning System (GPS) today....

Financial planning

Australian Unity’s head of financial services, Simon Grant, has left the company after a restructure of its senior management team....

Financial planning

AXA’s Summit master trust has been slammed by disgruntled advisers of financial planning group Monitor Money, with many regretting the decision to roll the Assure wrap se...

Financial planning

In the current financial planning industry, Paul Resnik argues that everyone is unhappy. But don’t worry – he has some solutions....

Financial planning

It has been an eventful year for Garrisons, with a change in the structure of the parent company being the most significant. John Wilkinson reports....

Financial planning

Advisers in AXA dealer groups will no longer have a remuneration bias to recommend AXA’s own funds management products under a raft of changes to the group’s fee model an...

Financial planning

Financial services training and education provider Tribeca Corporation has posted strong revenue growth for the September quarter on the back of the rising education and ...

People & Products

Former Assirt head of distribution and product, Rebecca Jacques, who tendered her resignation from the research house on Monday and left later that day has joined alterna...

Financial planning

Fund managers accepting deposits or funds from the public will be slugged with additional costs and increased compliance demands if new international due diligence guidel...

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