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Financial planning

Decimal's Jan Kolbusz says cloud technology could be the key to providing end-to-end, seamless financial advice....

Superannuation

The new superannuation environment that will evolve out of the Government's MySuper changes will be debated at a special Money Management/Association of Financial Adviser...

Funds management

HLB Mann Judd Melbourne will create a new wealth management division to be headed by financial adviser Andrew Lord....

Financial planning

Elixir Consulting has begun marketing a new tool it says is aimed at helping advisers and their licensees confirm the sustainability of their businesses and any deficienc...

Financial planning

Australian financial advisers look set to finish 2012 in a better mood, according to the latest research released by Wealth Insights....

Financial planning

The Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, has released draft legislation that will protect the terms "financial planner" and "financial advise...

Financial planning

SMSFs perform similarly regardless of whether trustees rely on advisers, accountants or their own research, according to a Rice Warner study....

Financial planning

Research suggests financial planners are becoming increasingly reliant on risk advice to drive income, with the proportion of revenue derived from insurance increasing in...

Financial planning

Advisers are asking for help analysing what aspects of their business models need to evolve to survive as regulatory changes rapidly alter what is important in an advice ...

Financial planning

Some financial advisers who regarded ETF growth as merely cyclical and not structural are starting to change their position, according to a report published by ETF Consul...

Life/Risk

The life insurance industry needs to continually improve their product offerings in order to bridge the underinsurance gap in Australia and deliver greater flexibility to...

Financial planning

It was Michelle Tate-Lovery's drive to professionalism and focus on client education which won her the 2012 Money Management Financial Planner of the Year title. Milana P...

Financial planning

Financial planning clients remain sceptical about their fees regardless of their wealth levels, according to research by the International Centre for Financial Services (...

Superannuation

A global investor study by the State Street Centre for Applied Research has found that a significant number of Australian investors harbour serious concerns over upcoming...

Financial planning

Most retail investors rely on themselves, their friends or family or the media for investment advice rather than seeking advice from a financial planner or stockbroker, a...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 1 week ago

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

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

7 months 2 weeks ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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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...

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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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