FINANCIAL PLANNERS

Editorial

The dealer group model is changing and BT’s Mark Spiers says financial planners will need to make choices consistent with the newly evolving reality....

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Financial planning

Being a financial planner feels like living a fairy tale, but perhaps one written by the Brothers Grimm. Bryan Ashenden tells a story about Jack and Jill, two advisers wh...

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Financial planning

New insolvencies data suggests financial services firms are weathering the tough times better than most, albeit some advisers and MIS schemes were exposed....

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Life/Risk

New Investment Trends research confirms life/risk has grown in importance in the planner revenue equation....

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Life/Risk

The Financial Services Council has received support from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for its new framework aimed at reducing churning in life/ris...

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Superannuation

Morningstar has launched fund analyst research on Australian industry superannuation funds, which it said would provide an independent insight into this sector....

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Financial planning

Some authorised representatives of banned licensee Morrison Carr claim ASIC did not notify them as soon as the dealer group's licence was cancelled, leaving them practisi...

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Financial planning

John Hewison believes the financial planning industry cannot move much forward until the link between product and advice is broken....

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Financial planning

Bridges Financial Services has entered into referral agreements with Woolworths Employees Credit Union, Select Mutual Banking and Heritage Isle Credit Union....

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Financial planning

ASIC's recent scaled advice consultation paper does a fantastic job of clarifying how scaled advice will work in practice but leaves one significant gap, according to MyA...

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Financial planning

Promoting the value of advice and improving consumer confidence are some of the main goals of this year's Financial Planning Week, according to FPA chief Mark Rantall....

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Financial planning

New research suggests financial planners have once again cut the amount charged for advice in a bid to maintain or increase business profitability....

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Financial planning

Since launching the solution in June, DomaCom has received more than 140 applications from financial planners and accountants wanting to trial its lifestyle road mapping ...

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Financial planning

Mercer looks to points of difference to attract high net worths....

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Financial planning

IOOF has released a mobile information application as part of its AdviserConnect program....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

3 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

3 months ago

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

5 months 1 week ago

ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

2 weeks 6 days ago

The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

3 weeks 4 days ago

A former Victorian financial adviser has been sentenced after stealing $4.4 million from clients, family and friends to feed his “raging gambling addiction”....

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