FINANCIAL ADVICE

Financial planning

Servicing younger clients focused on accumulating wealth, who are often turned away by other advisers, is an integral part of new Melbourne financial advice practice Bold...

People & Products

A new digital platform has launched, which connects financial advisers with clients needing urgent support about matters such as divorce and adoption, as well as other pr...

Funds management

Morningstar’s former managing director Jamie Wickham has resurfaced several months after leaving the research house where he worked for 17 years....

Financial planning

Two investment firms have made up almost half of investment and advice complaints as AFCA reports a rise of 589 per cent in complaints about inappropriate advice during F...

Financial planning

Australian investors are more likely to want advisers to help them meet their goals rather than chase investment performance, according to research by Milford....

Financial planning

With financial advisers on the government’s skills shortage list this year, could an influx of advisers coming from overseas help to bolster these numbers and how difficu...

Financial planning

A former super executive has set up a retirement coaching program, warning Australia’s ageing population might be overlooking important considerations as they step into t...

Financial planning

For the first time in years, the financial advice market is seeing tailwinds rather than headwinds, according to Forte Asset Solutions director Stephen Prendeville....

Financial planning

The financial group has announced the acquisition of a Melbourne-based planning firm servicing Millennials, less than a year since acquiring Affinia-licensed Master Your ...

Financial planning

Court documents have revealed how former Melbourne adviser, Terence Nugara, was able to steal $10 million from his clients by promising returns as high as 98 per cent fro...

Financial planning

Overwhelmed by options ahead of an expected $4.9 trillion intergenerational wealth transfer, less than a quarter of Australians over 50 have a plan in place on how to lea...

Financial planning

While business plans are a necessity to drive growth and resilience in financial advice firms, only a third of sole practitioners have one, Adviser Ratings reveals. ...

Financial planning

A global survey launched on World Financial Planning Day has examined the impact of advice across quality of life, financial confidence, financial satisfaction and experi...

Financial planning

Consumers believe professional advice could help them openly discuss finances with their family as less than a quarter have discussed estate and inheritance planning with...

Financial planning

Despite misconceptions that paraplanners solely write SOAs, two industry experts believe they will become more involved in the advice delivery process as QAR recommendati...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

5 months 1 week ago

ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

3 weeks ago

The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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A former Victorian financial adviser has been sentenced after stealing $4.4 million from clients, family and friends to feed his “raging gambling addiction”....

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