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Policy & Regulation

Banks to carry BOLR can as FOFA drives out financial planners

Buyer of Last Resort arrangements entered into decades ago are returning to haunt some of the major financial services institutions as growing numbers of older financial ...

Editorial

FOFA fatigue sets in for investment platforms

Platforms are facing pressure from all sides, Milana Pokrajac writes. How will they deal with changing financial adviser demands, low investor sentiment and fast approach...

Financial planning

ACCC gives Count/Commonwealth Bank deal green light

The Commonwealth Bank is free to pursue an acquisition of Count Financial after being given the green light by the ACCC....

Financial planning

Perth stockbroker charged with fraud

A former Perth stockbroker is facing fraud charges totalling $8.8 million, following an 18-month ASIC investigation....

Financial planning

HUB24 adds seven dealer groups to client list

HUB24 has added seven dealer groups and three separately managed account managers to its client list, the platform provider has announced....

Financial planning

Financial planners employed by banks less satisfied

Financial planners working in bank branches are less satisfied with their support system than those working for independent or even institutionally-owned dealer groups, a...

Financial planning

Ambulance chasers receive strong rebuff from financial planners

<b>Latest Edition:</b> Criticisms of financial planners by compensation lawyers were recently labelled shameless by industry leaders and dealer groups, while the Governme...

Financial planning

Paraplanners still in demand

Despite the market volatility, latest data indicates financial planners and paraplanners are still in demand....

Financial planning

Facing up to the challenges of rural financial planning

The financial planning industry is in a state of flux - although arguably, regional planners have it a bit tougher in some areas, such as succession planning, financing a...

Financial planning

Financial planning opportunities amid the challenges

Industry experts suggest that the financial planning industry is experiencing an era of change no less significant than the 2001 financial services reform. While this pre...

Policy & Regulation

Second FOFA tranche hard on soft dollar

The Government's second tranche of its FOFA legislation has come down hard on shelf space fees, soft dollar and offshore conferences....

Policy & Regulation

FOFA not an end for non-aligned groups

Independent dealer groups can still thrive in the post-Future of Financial Advice environment given the right structure, according to the Australian Financial Services (A...

Financial planning

Dealer groups on the hunt for financial planning practices

Up to 70 per cent of financial planners have reported approaches by a rival dealer group to switch licensees in the past 12 months, according to a Midwinter survey....

Financial planning

Listed property back in favour

Listed property appears to be returning to its previous model and slowly becoming a defensive asset again, resulting in more positive financial adviser and investor attit...

Editorial

Financial planning licensees defy ASIC's expectations

Despite some media reports to the contrary, Mike Taylor writes that the top 20 licensees in the financial planning industry emerged in reasonable shape from ASIC’s review...