FINANCIAL PLANNERS

Financial planning

Planner loyalty to platforms is being tested by fees and the freedom for planners to choose their own platform with two banks continuing to dominate the space...

Financial planning

Brisbane-based planning chief executive argues institutionally-aligned advisers need to question their roles....

Financial planning

High net worth clients are willing to pay well for scalable advice with their demands indicative of future advice and investment trends....

Financial planning

Clients of financial planners are not interested in volatility or risk but the level of loss they may face from the advice they receive....

Financial planning

Issues arising from vertical integration are not to blame for waning trust in financial advisers, with the erosion of professional values a more likely culprit, a Deloitt...

Editorial

Managed accounts have taken years to bloom, as Jason Spits writes, the large players have been waiting to pounce....

Financial planning

Centrepoint Alliance has set up an third financial planning group to operate alongside PIS and AAP launching the group at the start of the current financial year....

Financial planning

Licensees operating under AAP dealer services model will be offered succession planning, acquisition funding and client book purchasing support as part of a suite of new ...

Financial planning

Fortnum Financial Group is set to become one of Australia’s largest independently owned AFSLs, after completing the purchase of ANZ’s 20 per cent stake in the company....

Policy & Regulation

New research suggests bank-aligned planning groups might suffer if consumers become fully aware of their parentage....

Top 100

Telstra Super Financial Planning has the most valuable financial planners in the corporate and industry super arena with high levels of funds under advice and funds under...

Financial planning

Telstra Super Financial Planning has the most valuable financial planners in the corporate and industry super arena with high levels of funds under advice and funds under...

Financial planning

Media reports suggesting AMP and the big four banks own 80 per cent of financial planners are incorrect with their actual ‘ownership’ levels of financial planners below 6...

Top 100

Media reports suggesting AMP and the big four banks own 80 per cent of financial planners are incorrect with their actual ‘ownership’ levels of financial planners below 6...

The number of SMSFs set up by accountants has fallen 20 per cent in the last two years according to research conducted by Investment Trends....

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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 ...

5 months ago

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

7 months ago

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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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