FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that the failure of the industry’s critics to distinguish between the failure of product and the failure of advice is continuing to tarnish the reputat...

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Financial planning

AMP has invested in Futuro Financial Services, taking an initial 10 per cent minority stake with a plan to take full ownership of the business in five years....

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Policy & Regulation

Financial planning industry awaits announcements from Financial Services Minister, Bill Shorten, while lobbying around FOFA amendments intensifies....

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Superannuation

More than a third of new SMSF members in 2011 were under the age of 45, presenting an opportunity for advisers, particularly in the area of scaled advice, according to th...

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Financial planning

Social media such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are more about marketing the services of financial planners than about advice delivery....

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Life/Risk

Different policy proposals are being suggested by the insurance industry to combat churn, but they have not been universally accepted. Who should be responsible for effor...

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Editorial

Dominic McCormick explains why passive funds are not a low risk portfolio approach....

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Life/Risk

The risk insurance industry has defied all odds and continued to experience strong growth amid economic uncertainty. However, that is not to say the sector has managed to...

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Policy & Regulation

The financial services industry has turned its attention to the parliamentary independents in the wake of the failure of the PJC reviewing the FOFA bills....

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Financial planning

Paragem Dealer Services will change its name to Pathway Licensee Services as part of the integration of the business with its new parent company, netwealth Group....

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Superannuation

Aaron Dunn provides five SMSF suggestions that could be used to attract new business in 2012....

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Editorial

The Australian financial services industry is facing some serious challenges through 2012 – something which Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden pointe...

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Financial planning

Paragem Dealer Services will change its name to Pathway Licensee Services as part of the integration of the business with its new parent company, netwealth Group....

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Financial planning

Asgard has announced that its Infinity eWRAP product has reached a milestone in less than 120 days since launch - surpassing $500 million in funds under administration....

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Financial planning

Hedge fund specialist Blue Sky Alternative Investments has announced that its Blue Sky Apeiron Global Macro Trust has been accepted on BT Wrap....

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