FINANCIAL ADVICE

Financial planning

Non-advised clients were more likely to switch their investments to cash or increase cash allocations during the pandemic than advised ones, according to the Australian S...

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People & Products

Financial adviser social network, XY Adviser, is launching its first equity crowd fund to allow members to own a piece of the firm. ...

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Superannuation

Cutting red tape for financial advice will aid the economic recovery post-COVID-19 pandemic, says the SMSFA....

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Financial planning

The change will see 23 paraplanning-related roles be made redundant and another 32 support roles will be affected. ...

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Expert Analysis

The recent market volatility has highlighted the benefit of receiving financial advice to clients and demonstrated the value they can add, writes Mike Wright....

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Financial planning

The cost of IOOF providing advice to members of its core superannuation multiplied by almost eight times in the past 10 years....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association’s proposals to have adviser registration over-ride licensing has run into a backlash from key financial planning licensees who say they...

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Financial planning

The personal aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the positive aspects of receiving financial advice, after the sector faced scrutiny in the Royal Commission....

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Policy & Regulation

It has now called on the Senate to pass the FASEA extension bill, now that the Government has removed the exemption that allows stamping fees on listed investment entitie...

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Financial planning

Financial advisers should know that the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority code of ethics was ultimately the work of the collective skills of FASEA manageme...

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Financial planning

Financial advisory group deVere has seen a 24% rise in new clients as they navigate volatile global stockmarkets and a potential decrease in their savings....

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Financial planning

Institutional investment consultancy, Jana, has announced an expansion into the retail market with the provision of managed account services to financial advice and priva...

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Financial planning

FPA, SMSFA, CA ANZ, CPA Australia and IPA financial adviser and registered tax agent members have been provided a template record of advice for clients looking to access ...

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Financial planning

A lawyers group is urging the Federal Government to speed up the implementation of a Compensation Scheme of Last Resort arguing that past bad advice is only now coming ho...

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Policy & Regulation

The Tax Practitioners Board has cleared the way for BAS agents to give advice around the Government’s new JobKeeper payment and cashflow support for businesses. ...

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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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