FINANCIAL ADVISER

Editorial

Col Fullagar lists six conversation topics about risk insurance which could no doubt create passionate discussion....

Financial planning

ASIC has banned a former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser from providing financial services for five years, making it three former Commonwealth advisers banned in ...

Financial planning

ASIC has accepted a permanent undertaking from an Adelaide-based financial adviser to permanently refrain from providing financial services....

Financial planning

ClearView Wealth has expanded into the independent financial adviser market with the acquisition of three IFA practices....

Financial planning

Mercer has completed a deal to provide Citibank Australia with research and an adviser portal. In a separate deal, Mercer is set to become an investment consultant to SFG...

Financial planning

IOOF has reduced the administration fee cap of DKN Financial Group's white-labelled BT Wrap product by 25 per cent, effective 1 May 2012....

Financial planning

WHK has overhauled its risk APL, removing Comminsure and MLC while adding BT Life and Asteron to the existing stable of TAL, Zurich and Macquarie Life....

Financial planning

Financial Services Partners has launched a new initiative which it says is aimed at enhancing engagement with existing financial advisers at the same time as attracting n...

Financial planning

Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) has announced the appointment of Mary Delzoppo as AFS Xplan site administrator....

People & Products

ClearView has appointed Tony Smith state manager of Queensland and Tony Schiavello state manager of Victoria and Tasmania to take charge of promoting the company's life a...

Editorial

Boom years are long gone for the margin lending sector. Given that the improvement in the share market is one of the main catalysts for using margin loans, the sector is ...

Funds management

Bonds and equity share income funds provide some of the benefits associated with "risk-free" term deposits with the option for greater capital growth, Tyndall has told an...

Editorial

Direct insurance is on the rise. Peter Smith discusses the ways in which financial advisers can adapt and stay relevant....

Editorial

How do you keep a clear picture when the lines of life insurance are blurred? Damien Mu predicts that the distinctions that life insurance companies draw between group an...

Life/Risk

The Financial Services Council has announced it will consult with the industry on a policy to address the practice of churning in life insurance....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

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

6 months ago

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

8 months ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

3 weeks 4 days ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

2 weeks 3 days ago

ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

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