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Superannuation funds have identified the manner which Government policy changes and increased regulation is pushing the cost of advice beyond the means of many low-income...
Financial planning
Compensation paid by the six largest banking and financial services institutions for fee-for-no-service and non-compliant advice is at $749.7 million, according to the co...
Financial planning
The benefits of comprehensive financial advice significantly outweigh those delivered by intra-fund advice and this should be recognised within the Retirement Income Syst...
Financial planning
Portfolio, financial, and emotional outcomes as a result of financial advice needs to be assessed in the Retirement Income Review, according to Vanguard....
Financial planning
It is the cost of advice rather than trust that is stopping Australians from seeking financial advice, a report has found....
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association has sought to make very sure that advisers do not get negatively roped into the current debate around stamping fee exemptions....
Financial planning
The exits of the banks and the exodus of financial advisers has left the industry in a state of flux, according to HLB Mann Judd head of wealth, Michael Hutton....
Financial planning
Two very different surveys have confirmed that trust sits at the heart of good relationships between advisers and their clients....
Policy & Regulation
Self-Managed Superannuation Funds should be exempted from the Government’s new design and distribution regime because they are not like other financial products, accordin...
SMSF
Wayne Blazejczyk recommended clients with low super balances to set up a SMSF and use an admin service he was the owner of and to invest in a fund that he was the investm...
Life/Risk
Legislation surrounding the regulation of claims handling may have insurers and related parties look to fall under a single Australian Financial Services License to ease ...
Financial planning
The Federal Court has imposed penalties amounting to $9.15 million on Westpac because of its failure as a licensee with respect to poor financial advice provided by a for...
Financial planning
Advisers can use model portfolios to free up time to build and maintain relationships with clients, according to State Street Global Advisors....
Financial planning
The quality of advice provided by retail funds and industry funds have been found to be similar, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....
Policy & Regulation
Westpac has announced another $341 million in provisioning for customer remediation programs....
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