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Combined entity will see Sentry's number of advisers soar from 190 to 310....

Financial planning

Despite many unique challenges facing regional planners, they have proved surprisingly resilient amid the economic downturn. Benjamin Levy reports....

Editorial

The recent global financial crisis has thrown a great deal of attention back on the issue of risk management for businesses big and small. One of the key questions being ...

Financial planning

The failure of South Australia dealer group Financial Planning & Life (FP&L) has cast doubt on the viability of the fixed fee, low-cost dealer group model, according to s...

Editorial

What can be done to stop the rot in financial services? Steve Browning discusses....

Financial planning

Advisers should have a working knowledge of clients’ Medicare reports, writes Col Fullagar....

Financial planning

Australian Unity takes stake in a Hong Kong-based equities manager, Seres Asset Management....

Financial planning

BT Wrap enhances platform offerings to make life easier for advisers and accountants handling SMSF clients....

Editorial

Amid the push to boost education standards in the financial planning industry, experience will still be central to protecting the interests of clients....

Editorial

ASIC’s class order that created the Statement of Additional Advice (SoAA) is history. And good riddance, says Brett Walker. ...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is suggesting AFSL holders maintain a log of the rumours they hear in the market....

Financial planning

FPA warns the Government of a double regulatory burden on planning firms as a result of the new National Consumer Credit Protection legislation....

Financial planning

At the recent Investment and Financial Services Association conference, Money Management conducted a round table in which inndustry leaders canvassed various issues facin...

Editorial

The nature of managed investment schemes has come under close scrutiny in the recent Environinvest case, writes James Lonie....

People & Products

Industry super fund UniSuper has appointed two senior managers to its new financial advice department....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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