FINANCIAL PLANNER

Financial planning

A financial planner’s years of experience has value and should be recognised, according to Australian Securities and Investments Commission deputy chairman, Peter Kell....

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Awards

First Class Wealth director, Scott Miller was awarded Young Achiever of the Year, who said ethics and honesty have helped him succeed in his business....

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Features

Planners need to ensure that the defensive parts of their client's portfolios are truly defensive in the face of uncertainty in the global bond market....

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Financial planning

ASIC has banned a former Sentinel Private Wealth authorised representative from providing financial services for five years after he failed to comply with financial servi...

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Financial planning

A former CBA planner allegedly forged client signatures to meet the requirements of CBA’s internal audit process, following an ASIC investigation....

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Financial planning

Planners will need to be wary of changing firms around the time the Government moves to implement its changes to professional standards and education requirements....

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Financial planning

ASIC bans former financial planner after receiving information from National Australia Bank....

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Financial planning

More high net worth individuals were using advisers but there was still pressure on advisers to demonstrate value to a group that doubts adviser expertise....

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Funds management

Margin lending investors saw gearing opportunities in recent share market falls and were evolving in how they used margin lending. ...

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Policy & Regulation

The Government’s FSI response has delivered on higher educational standards for planners together with enshrinement of the term “financial planner/adviser”....

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Financial planning

ASIC has banned a former Sydney-based financial adviser who was not trained or competent to provide financial services for three years....

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Accounting

Business models will need to change for accountants to continue to service super sector....

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Financial planning

Professional indemnity insurance for financial planners will not fall in price as insurers remain cautious about the advice and wealth management sectors...

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Financial planning

Beyond what they see in media headlines, many consumers have no idea what a financial planner does, a wealth management veteran believes. ...

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Accounting

Financial planners are buying up accounting practices as a cheap source of new clients, according to financial services mergers and acquisitions specialists Radar Results...

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JOHN GILLIES

Might be a bit different to i the past where at most there was one man from the industry on the loaded enquiry boards a...

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Simon

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My view is that after 2026 there will be quite a bit less than 10,000 'advisers' (investment advisers) and less than 100...

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AustralianSuper and Australian Retirement Trust have posted the financial results for the 2022–23 financial year for their combined 5.3 million members....

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A $34 billion fund has come out on top with a 13.3 per cent return in the last 12 months, beating out mega funds like Australian Retirement Trust and Aware Super. ...

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The verdict in the class action case against AMP Financial Planning has been delivered in the Federal Court by Justice Moshinsky....

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