FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Editorial

The popularity of term deposits is currently so high that other product providers need to fight for a little bit of airspace. But is it just a matter of time until term d...

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Financial planning

Suncorp's Sarina Raffo says working mums represent a potentially large client segment for planners and outlines the areas where they need financial advice....

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Tools & guides

Finametrica founder Paul Resnik argues that risk profiling tools are all very well, but it is a financial adviser's ability to use those tools that really matters....

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Financial planning

A panel of experts including Stephen van Eyk will next month traverse the thorny issue of the signs advisers will need to recognise when looking to move clients back into...

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Financial planning

The prolonged lull in investments markets, coupled with the pressure to comply with the new regulatory regime, is taking its toll on some planners' mental health....

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Financial planning

Improvements to advice delivery solutions may assist financial advisers in running a smoother business, but it can also pull them away from their core proposition of prov...

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Funds management

Australian financial advisers plan to increase client allocations to global, favouring managed funds over direct equities, according to a Zurich survey....

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Editorial

A Money Management/Association of Financial Advisers forum dealing with the Financial Services Council’s framework on life/risk remuneration uncovered strong feelings and...

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Financial planning

MLC chief executive Steve Tucker has outlined a 'direct-to-customer' plan, while assuring financial advisers they will still 'own' their clients....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers are increasingly moving away from "one-dimensional" risk profiling to an objective-based plan, according to Challenger....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers around the world are struggling to retain the traffic on their websites and need to understand why users leave, according to communications expert Clau...

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Life/Risk

The three-year responsibility period proposed by the Financial Services Council for advisers to retain commissions on risk policies sold could negatively impact the value...

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Financial planning

To understand the role of social media in financial planning, advisers should look at the fundamental drivers of success in their industry. Social media is not a new conc...

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Superannuation

An information night for up-and-coming financial advisers at the University of New South Wales saw attendance that far exceeded expectations....

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Financial planning

UMA platforms can help financial advisers dramatically improve their value propositions, according to the managing partner of a boutique private wealth management firm....

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

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

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A financial advice firm has been penalised $11 million in the Federal Court for providing ‘cookie cutter advice’ to its clients and breaching conflicted remuneration rule...

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed who will succeed Stephen Jones to serve as the Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister. ...

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ASIC has permanently banned a former Perth adviser after he made “materially misleading” statements to induce investors. ...

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