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Financial planning

Non-aligned dealer groups are having to adopt a creative approach to filling the revenue shortfall left by bans on volume rebates....

Financial planning

If technology providers can come to the table, the provision of scaled advice may soon take the form of a 'co-browsing' function designed to better engage clients in the ...

Financial planning

A former company director will serve six months jail time after pleading guilty to defrauding investors. ...

People & Products

Former Count Financial managing director Andrew Gale has joined specialist corporate advisers Chase Corporate Advisory as executive director....

People & Products

Solaris Investment Management has appointed an investment specialist for the institutional client market....

Editorial

With the commodities boom having reached its apex, there is little upside left in the Australian dollar, according to Brandywine Global's Francis Scotland....

Financial planning

Institutions have been a 'safe port in the storm' for financial advisers, but may face a challenge to retain top advisers when markets recover....

Financial planning

Early adopters of scaled advice technologies and services may have to rethink their offering as the FOFA reforms move closer to their start date....

Financial planning

Financial advisers can lower their costs and create more loyal clients by catering to environmental, social and governance concerns, according to Premium Wealth Solutions...

Financial planning

AMP has moved more strongly into the group insurance market, this week announcing the launch of AMP Group Insurance....

Financial planning

For those unable to commit to the full-time 10-week program, AMP has launched a part-time paid financial planning training course to provide individuals with a flexible p...

Life/Risk

AMP has announced its first combined offer with AXA, with the launch of AMP Group Insurance....

Superannuation

The Financial Services Council has released its superannuation governance policy, which enforces an independent chair and majority independent directors for trustees who ...

Financial planning

The rise of scaled advice and fee-for-service models ahead of the start of the Future of Financial Advice legislation has made the need to lower advice costs even more im...

Funds management

With 70 per cent of Australians expecting to own a smartphone by mid 2014, there is a big potential market for wealth management applications....

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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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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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