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It is a problem that everybody knows about, and some have solutions for, yet it will not go away. Australians are not buying risk insurance, and far too-few advisers are ...
Financial planning
Requests for mercy to the corporate regulator from those who have broken Financial Services Reform laws are on the sharp decline, but the proportion let off the hook by t...
Financial planning
New research issued by Industry Funds Services yesterday has added fuel to a heated ongoing debate within the industry over the comparative ‘net benefit to members’ of in...
Financial planning
Product issuers no longer have to include general advice warnings in advertisements that provide generic financial advice, and planners may soon be relieved from having t...
Financial planning
The corporate regulator’s 12-page example SOA has been welcomed by the FPA, but criticised by the Federal Opposition for still being too long....
Financial planning
The FPA has stepped up the pressure on its members over soft dollar payments, asking them to prove they are complying with a new code of conduct....
Financial planning
The Ethical Investment Association has launched a certification program for providers of SRI products and services, which it hopes will promote consistency and make it ea...
Financial planning
With conflicts of interest in the spotlight, receiving payment for services is no simple matter. Zoe Fielding asked Financial Planning Association director Sarah Brennan ...
Financial planning
If anyone had any doubt about how conflicts of interest, whether real or perceived, are impacting on the image of financial planners, then they only had to listen to a sp...
Financial planning
Wealth creation seminars and internet scams involving exotic tropical locations have been singled out by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission as featuring...
Financial planning
Melbourne dealer group Lonsdale Financial Group has proved that Statements of Advice (SOA) do not need to be long and complex, reducing their disclosure documents to just...
Financial planning
By world standards, ASIC keeps advisers on a very short leash. But across the Tasman, financial intermediaries are subject to fewer restrictions. Late last year, New Zeal...
Financial planning
Investors have been warned to look more closely at underlying asset allocations as well as performance rankings when comparing superannuation funds....
Financial planning
The Securities Institute of Australia has engaged advisers concerned about their obligations under super choice, releasing a series of products intended to help them hand...
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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...