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Financial planning
Advice licensee Centrepoint Alliance has announced a service partnership with self-managed superannuation fund solution provider SuperConcepts....
Funds management
Geared funds are proving to be a popular strategy for wealth accumulation, however its complex nature means financial advisers have an important role to play in harnessin...
Financial planning
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort says it has received over 200 claims for compensation relating to personal financial advice since its inception and detailed the sp...
Financial planning
Two financial advisers have shared with Money Management why they opted to specialise in certain client niches when setting up their own business. ...
People & Products
Online financial advice platform Otivo has made an internal promotion to chief advice officer to ensure the firm’s advisers are providing suitable and compliant advice....
Financial planning
As investors increasingly seek to embed ESG considerations in their portfolios, a specialist adviser has offered tips for financial planners who may feel overwhelmed in t...
Financial planning
The majority of advisers are failing to proactively understand their clients’ needs and satisfaction, with just one in four practices formally seeking feedback in the las...
Financial planning
Far too few wealth managers are capitalising on the opportunity presented by disruptive technology to deliver personalised investment solutions to the mass affluent demog...
Financial planning
Having sold Madison to Infocus earlier this year, Clime has now set up a new financial advice licensee with eight advisers....
Financial planning
Iress has revealed the number of clients per adviser that top advice firms serve, as well as how many client meetings they conduct each week....
Financial planning
In an environment of M&A, CA ANZ has stated any company looking to acquire an advice firm should be prepared to bear responsibility for any compensation to aggrieved clie...
Financial planning
Market research firm, Agile Market Intelligence, has announced a new initiative to provide financial advisers with visibility over popular and fast-growing managed funds ...
Financial planning
The strategic partnership with Oaktree Capital and AZ NGA is likely to pave the way for overseas players looking to enter the Australian financial advice market, accordin...
Financial planning
ASIC has cancelled a Sydney AFSL for failing to pay a $64,000 AFCA determination related to inappropriate advice, which then had to be paid by the CSLR. ...
Financial planning
A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...
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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...