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Financial planning in South Africa has a history as long as financial planning in Australia – and despite the country’s political problems, business is booming. In the fo...
Financial planning
The risk of litigation and class actions against planners will increase as clients become more knowledgeable about investing, warns industry doyen David Bleakley....
Financial planning
When MLC life agents went searching for a home they didn't have to look very far. MLC Financial Planning set up shop in 1988 and has been providing dealer group support f...
Financial planning
Close to ten per cent of all small superannuation funds failed to make the choice to become either a Self-Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) or a Small APRA Fund (SAF) by...
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced an enforceable undertaking action on Grosvenor Securities’ 40 advisers, following a surveillance...
Financial planning
Lester Doecke has taken up the top life insurance job at Zurich Financial Services under a shake-up of the group....
Funds management
Australia's investment watchdog is still having problems with the transition to Responsible Entities (RE) under the Managed Investments Act....
Financial planning
I haven’t changed dealer groups since I’ve been in the industry. I joined Pembroke Financial Planners in 1994....
Financial planning
The banks are getting into financial planning in a big way – and the National Australia Bank is no exception. John Wilkinson reports on the growth of the National’s prem...
Financial planning
Lester Doecke has taken up the top life insurance job at Zurich Financial Services under a shake-up of the group....
Financial planning
The financial services industry is expecting healthy profit growth this year, according to the Investment and Financial Services Association’s (IFSA) annual survey....
Financial planning
When the clock ticked over to the first of April this year tens of thousands of small superannuation funds across the country had been forced to re-evaluate where they wo...
Financial planning
Targeting both large and mid-sized accountancy groups with its national network of financial planning systems, PACT is progressively building upon its $1 billion worth of...
Financial planning
Given the current state of the waters in the financial services industry, IFSA’s “Catch the Wave” theme is appropriate – even if the conference is scheduled for Melbourne...
Financial planning
IFSA Conference 18-20 July Melbourne Convention Centre Program ...
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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...