FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Financial planning

Lonsdale Securities has moved into agribusiness research to provide information and reports for financial advisers....

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has reacted strongly to the disclosure provisions of the Financial Services Reform Bill, claiming they are inconsistent and no...

Financial planning

Financial planners need to look at their business as an asset instead of just a business if they want to maximise their take out, according to Shirlaws managing director,...

Top 100

Last year’s <I>Money Management Top 100</I> survey revealed that of the largest dealer groups that make up that number, 40 were independently owned. Nicole Szollos spoke ...

Financial planning

ING’s financial planners will be able to move further into the realm of life and risk insurance after a software deal was signed by ING and PlanTech Consulting....

Financial planning

Direct Portfolio Services is to target financial advisers for distribution of its share portfolio service....

Financial planning

The newly formed Financial Planners Education Association (FPEA) is set to launch its proposed constitution, says chair of the steering committee Gwen Fletcher....

Superannuation

The Australian financial services industry is a ‘soft target’ for regulation and the system is causing a continual drop in the number of professionals, says Million Dolla...

Financial planning

At least 50 risk advisers are set to meet in Sydney later this month to develop a co-operative style dealer group....

Financial planning

Some of Australia’s top financial planning groups have claimed part of a Victorian Government tender, generating one of Australia’s biggest financial planning programs....

Financial planning

More than 100 financial advisers are being chased by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for failing to join a consumer complaints resolution sche...

Financial planning

Garry Crole has stepped down as chief executive of the Deakin Group to concentrate on marketing the financial services group....

Financial planning

An association representing 110,000 investors in tax-effective schemes is mounting a campaign to put tax issues relating to the schemes on the agenda for this year’ s fed...

Financial planning

An association representing 110,000 investors in tax-effective schemes is mounting a campaign to put tax issues relating to the schemes on the agenda for this year’s fede...

Financial planning

Deutsche Asset Management has rolled out a series of mezzanine products targeted at financial advisers....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 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 ...

3 months ago

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

5 months ago

ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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