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Financial planning

As any financial adviser knows, the best way to sound authoritative about the share market is to guess. That is exactly how Christine Kiernan of Kiernan Consultants manag...

Financial planning

Australian Clearing Services (ACS) has formed another alliance with a financial services provider — Norwich Union’s Navigator. The new share trading service is to be bran...

Policy & Regulation

Losing a loved one is a tragic thing, paying tax is a disaster....

Financial planning

The financial institutions have emerged as the dominant players in the financial planning industry as they attempt to corner customers across the whole spectrum, from the...

Financial planning

There is a growing recognition of the role of financial planners as lifestyle planners or strategists in helping clients achieve their lifetime goals, rather than simply ...

Financial planning

Greg Gunther has a pilot's licence, but has never used it in his work as a fi-nancial adviser in the Darling Downs of rural south-east Queensland. A shame, as the flying ...

Financial planning

Financial planners, investment advisers, accountants, and all professionals who provide investment advice should be aware of the recent introduction of the prudent person...

Financial planning

The recent surge in interest in hedge funds has spread to the retail market with the launch of Hedge Funds Australia (HFA) hedge fund....

Financial planning

A survey by Macquarie Portfolio Services has revealed that the knowledge of wrap services among advisers has escalated over the past 12 months, and particularly over the ...

Financial planning

Former Financial Wisdom financial adviser Stuart John Forsythe has been gaoled for six years by the Newcastle District Court on 33 Aus-tralian Securities and Investment C...

Financial planning

Former Australian Olympic rower Hamish McLachlan has been permanently banned from acting as a representative of a securities dealer or of an investment adviser....

Financial planning

The question “are banks a threat to your business” (Money Management Adviser Feedback March 18) is essentially asking whether banks will be a viable competitor and steal ...

Funds management

The recent surge in interest in hedge funds has spread to the retail market with the launch of Hedge Funds Australia (HFA) hedge fund....

Financial planning

Financial planners, investment advisers, accountants, and all professionals who provide investment advice should be aware of the recent introduction of the pru-dent perso...

Financial planning

In today’s increasingly sophisticated investment environment, it is more important than ever for financial advisers to keep up with new types of investment products on th...

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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’...

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Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...

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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...

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BlackRock Australia plans to launch a Bitcoin ETF later this month, wrapping the firm’s US-listed version which is US$85 billion in size....

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ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser for eight years over false and misleading statements regarding clients’ superannuation investments....

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ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser who gave inappropriate advice to his clients including false and misleading Statements of Advice....

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