FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Financial planning

Socially Responsible Investment in Australia has taken off with funds under management jumping by 41 per cent to $21.5 billion over the 12 months ending June 30....

Financial planning

If you think this Federal election is a fizzer, then consider this: if the Labor party manages to unseat the Government in less than two weeks time, you will no longer be...

Financial planning

Size is becoming increasingly irrelevant for financial advisers, who are shunning the big institutional fund managers in favour of boutique operations....

Financial planning

Merrill Lynch Investment Managers has made a play for the platform and advisory market, pitching a new fund offering quantitative investment techniques to the retail mark...

Financial planning

The Australian Democrats have indicated they will back a policy to ban commissions on compulsory superannuation guarantee (SG) contributions if it is shown financial advi...

Financial planning

The platform industry is underperforming in key areas of service delivery to financial advisers, including accuracy of reporting and processing, according to a damning ne...

Editorial

Money might not be gushing into individually managed accounts, but there are a range of providers that strongly believe in the sector. Kate Kachor spoke to some groups th...

Financial planning

Investors are more optimistic than financial advisers on future share market performance according to a joint Australian Investors Association and Adviser Ratings survey....

Financial planning

Aegis Equities Research has won a mandate to supply Sealcorp owned financial planning group Securitor with equities and property investment research....

Financial planning

The Australian Democrats have moved quickly to outline elements of their superannuation policy ahead of next month’s Federal election by announcing a five point plan whic...

Financial planning

With independence comes choice – and planners at Matrix Planning Solutions are enjoying both. Kate Kachor looks at their decision to go solo....

Financial planning

A recent court ruling has put the industry on notice that clients can be compensated for a lot more than money directly lost as a result of inappropriate advice, says Pau...

Financial planning

Model portfolios have been positioned as the tool advisers use to allocate assets and create investment scenarios for clients but are they a reliable replacement for doin...

Financial planning

Aurora is heading into new territory with its focus on the risk and superannuation advice market. Rebecca Evans reports....

Financial planning

Former Challenger executive Jamie Kelly has started up his own practice to offer locum services to the financial planning industry....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

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 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

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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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...

1 week 4 days ago

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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