FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Financial planning

Based on submissions of real Statements of Advice delivered to clients, dealer group Matrix Planning Solutions has awarded three financial planners with its Good Advice A...

Financial planning

The majority of financial advisers believe RG 146 is an inadequate minimum entry standard and that a tertiary qualification requirement should be introduced, according to...

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Financial planning

The AFA has moved to the business planning stage of a pro-advice advertising campaign on the back of strong financial support from members....

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Life/Risk

Sydney-based software vendor Omnium has extended its use of the latest technology gadgets by launching the first iPad application for comparing, presenting and selling li...

Editorial

Regulators perpetually struggle to create a healthy environment for the provision of financial advice, however, Robert Keavney identifies several areas where they have mi...

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Financial planning

Conflicting opinions have emerged within the financial services industry about the concept of introducing standard definitions of critical illnesses for Australian life i...

Financial planning

Conflicting opinions have emerged within the financial services industry about the concept of introducing standard definitions of critical illnesses for Australian life i...

Superannuation

Self-managed superannuation fund compliance software provider BGL has teamed up with Macquarie’s COIN to reduce the risk of human error in merging client data....

Superannuation

The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association is pushing for higher standards for financial planners who advise in the sector....

Financial planning

New research suggests that Australians value advice from friends and family more than that provided by advisers....

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Financial planning

Queensland advice and wealth management firm Elston Partners has acquired two high-net-worth financial planning practices – BMM Financial Services and DV&A Fina...

Financial planning

A number of advisers and dealer group heads have expressed frustration at a perceived lack of support from the funds management industry in protecting advisers against de...

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Financial planning

New research confirms that those who have used an adviser trust them and respect their outcomes....

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Financial planning

Most advisers are focused on business growth, despite almost 75 per cent claiming the proposed fee-for-service models and opt-in arrangements would have a somewhat or str...

Life/Risk

Treasury officials confirm that insurance commissions are outside of scope of FOFA reforms....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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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 ...

4 months 2 weeks ago

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

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Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

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