FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Financial planning

While education has long been the yardstick by which advisers are measured, the bar has been raised and standards have become more widespread than ever before. As Jason S...

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Editorial

An easy line of spin is being peddled on the antecedents and consequences of the Government’s FOFA amendments. But any examination of financial services history shows the...

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Financial planning

Suncorp-owned risk-focused dealer group Guardian Advice has launched what it is describing as a ‘Centres of Influence' strategy guide intended to help advisers build robu...

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Policy & Regulation

The AFA has moved to enter the FOFA pause consultations with an analysis designed to counter a “rolling campaign of fiction and misrepresentation”....

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Superannuation

SPAA welcomes Federal Government decision to amend how best interest duty works as part of FOFA reforms....

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Financial planning

If it is true that only two out of 10 people seek financial advice, perhaps planners need to look to successful entrepreneurs for tips on how to raise their stake, says M...

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Financial planning

AFA has accused ISA of hypocrisy for not making its FOFA submission publicly available, despite its loud calls for transparency....

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Financial planning

ETF portfolios pitched at wealth accumulators...

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Financial planning

Financial advisers have to advocate further to avoid the growing involvement of lawyers in the insurance claims process....

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan for Life have named CommInsure 2013 Life Company of the Year....

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Financial planning

New legal advice obtained by ISA states planners will be able to satisfy the best interests duty without actually acting in the best interests of the client. ...

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Financial planning

Financial planning industry veteran Gwen Fletcher passes away aged 94....

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Financial planning

Planners need to make sure clients have realistic expectations of retirement, not just financially but also in terms of their personal goals....

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Financial planning

New online advice platform offers full financial plans for as little as $199....

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Financial planning

Advisers always have a keen eye on the performance of their business, aiming to determine where they should focus their efforts to have the biggest positive impact on the...

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