FINANCIAL PLANNERS

Financial planning

The Australian financial planning industry has a history of following some of the major trends emanating from the United States. In the hope of gaining an insight on wher...

Financial planning

West Australian financial services group Plan B is remaining tight-lipped about expansion plans into the eastern states....

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Financial planning salaries are on the rise, fuelled by an increase in demand for quality financial planning talent....

Financial planning

Inaugural president of the Financial Planning Association Bernie Walshe has been awarded life membership of the FPA....

Financial planning

Financial planners are now the “dominant force” in the personal finance market, according to Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Ken Breakspear....

Financial planning

Financial planners who are not giving their clients choice and integrated service will fail, says National’s head of global financial services, Peter Flavel....

Financial planning

As a teenager, John Wotherspoon was uncertain about which career path to follow. After being taken by his father to seek the guidance of a career’s adviser, Wotherspoon w...

Financial planning

Australian Financial Services (AFS) has built up $30 million in funds under administration in the first nine weeks of operation of its Strategy master trust....

Financial planning

The recently formed alliance of eight financial planning firms, the LodeStar Group, is gaining significant business in deals with legal and accountancy firms according fo...

Financial planning

Assirt has signed its first deal since it was folded into the Wealthpoint group by announcing an alliance with doctrieve Corporation. Under the terms of the deal, Assirt...

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More than 70 financial adviser practices have signed up franchise agreements with the Mawson Securities since the group launched in July....

Financial planning

In what promises to be the biggest and the best National Convention the FPA has ever staged, delegates this week will converge upon the Melbourne Convention Centre for th...

Financial planning

Two of the biggest names in financial planning have joined forces....

Financial planning

Probably the biggest trend in financial planning circles over the past two years has been the plethora of dealer groups, master trusts and investment groups offering advi...

Financial planning

By understanding trends in the industry over the past 12 months, TOM COLLINS believes advisers can be better prepared for the challenges that will face them over the comi...

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