FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Financial planning

A new firm has emerged in the financial planning space offering what it describes as a flexible loan-writing solution for financial advisers....

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Financial planning

Financial services identity Arthur Naoumidis has brought a new offering to the financial planning market - DomaCom....

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Superannuation

AMP is moving to acquire Cavendish Group and will set up a new self-managed super fund business unit that will be led by Paul Sainsbury....

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Financial planning

Financial services industry veteran Arthur Naoumidis is to offer free financial planning software after picking up CARM's offerings in a liquidation sale....

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Financial planning

Institutionally-aligned financial services providers are increasing their budgets for online marketing activities, but most financial planners are struggling to adequatel...

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Editorial

Given the end of the 2011/12 financial year also represents the start of a 12 to 14-month countdown to the next federal election, the time available for Bill Shorten to m...

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Policy & Regulation

The Association of Financial Advisers has urged a uniform 1 July, 2013 FOFA start date as another legal anomaly has been identified....

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Superannuation

David Barrett briefly addresses two major challenges that loom for financial advisers: providing the strategic advice associated with a potential recommendation for a sup...

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Financial planning

A former adviser for Guardian Financial Planning has pleaded guilty in the Downing Centre Local Court to falsifying 65 insurance applications in order to collect commissi...

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Accounting

The new limited licensing regime for accountants has received widespread support from the financial services industry....

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Superannuation

The annual Vanguard/Investment Trends Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) Report has revealed the sector's continued growth, both in terms of the number of fund establishments...

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Accounting

It may be as late as mid-2013 before the new accountants' advice regime is up and running....

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Accounting

By becoming licensed to provide financial advice, accountants will be able to charge clients for advice they are currently "giving away for free", says head of SMSF Advic...

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Financial planning

In a time of unprecedented regulatory change and market upheaval facing financial advisers, financial services licensees are going to have to adapt along with advisers to...

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Financial planning

Most financial advisers want access to a broad Approved Product List (APL) before they make the decision to join a licensee....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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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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