FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Financial planning

Significant numbers of Britain's financial advisory force may exit the industry in coming years as it undergoes reform....

Financial planning

Financial Simplicity has announced the release of new portfolio review technology that allows users to generate mass 'single batch' client tailored reviews in moments....

Financial planning

Fees versus commissions is an important debate for the financial planning industry, but having independent research in the first place will take much of the sting out of ...

Financial planning

Midwinter Financial Services has released new product replacement software in anticipation of a change from the current 'reasonable basis' test for advice to the implemen...

Editorial

If the Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers are to merge they will have to work through many divisive issues....

Financial planning

Former US-based Australian executive John James to lead Vanguard from May 1....

Financial planning

Tower Australia argues there is a place for paying commissions related to insurance and superannuation....

Financial planning

The leaders of the Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers have indicated they will discuss a possible merger of the two competing bodies...

Financial planning

Adviser-owned dealer group Matrix Planning Solutions has argued it's time for the FPA and the AFA to become one entity....

Life/Risk

Zurich Financial Services Australia has announced a number of life risk enhancements, starting March 1, which the company says will cut up to four hours from administrati...

Financial planning

Financial services licensees are continuing to scratch their heads over a way to communicate the value of advice....

People & Products

Boutique fund manager Instreet has appointed Sam Harris as a relationship manager for New South Wales, strengthening its distribution team....

Editorial

Mike Taylor warns about the large number of industry bodies in financial services, focusing on AIOFP....

Financial planning

Morningstar is making a push into industry superannuation funds research on the back of demand from financial advisers....

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank has urged an extension of the intra-fund advice relief to financial planners arguing they are better qualified to meet the needs of members than tru...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

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

5 months 1 week ago

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

7 months 1 week ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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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 confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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