FINANCIAL ADVISERS

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...

Superannuation

The relaunch comes with the prospect of allowing sales commissions back into financial advice, ISA says. ...

Financial planning

ASIC could roll-out a national adviser competency exam for $300, linking it to a register of licensed advisers. ...

Financial planning

Adviser education programs are at risk of being severely cut because the way they are funded is seen as conflicted remuneration, says AFA. ...

Financial planning

Hiring certified financial planner (CFP)-qualified financial advisers has led to a less than 1 per cent client attrition rate per annum, State Super Financial Services sa...

Financial planning

Adviser associations support the creation of an adviser register but reject an exam as an inadequate measure of adviser competencies. ...

Editorial

Smart beta is a term many advisers will have read about and many may already invest in smart beta products on behalf of their clients, but there is more to it than many a...

Financial planning

Sinodinos says the Government does not intend to speculate on hypothetical court challenges to FOFA as posed by the ISA. ...

Life/Risk

Younger generations are more likely to engage with their financial adviser and buy insurance, according to TAL’s new survey. ...

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) says that contrary to recent reports, general advice amendments have no bearing on the activities of financial advisers. ...

Financial planning

SMSF specialist BGL sets March launch date for new SMSF administration product. ...

Funds management

Consolidation and the impact of regulatory reform on the advice market prompt slight restructure at CFS....

Financial planning

The actions of external dispute resolution entities has served to impact both the cost and availability of professional indemnity insurance. ...

Superannuation

Self-managed superannuation firm Exelsuper has cemented its move into the planning space with the acquisition of Oxford Financial Services. ...

Financial planning

MLC’s Keiran McIlwain outlines why and how greater estate planning expertise is critical for today’s financial advisers. ...

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