FINANCIAL PLANNING ADVICE

Financial planning

The new AFA president said it would not match resources with anti-advice groups but focus on member and consumer engagement....

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Financial planning

Financial services group Spring FG says it will never be pursuing a dealer group model again after a “bitter experience” with a rogue licensee last year. ...

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Financial planning

Financial planners who act as gatekeepers for clients are working towards their retirement date having missed the next growth area of financial advice....

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Financial planning

Higher standards is the mantra but have planners dragged the chain on lifting them? ...

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Financial planning

As the financial planning industry grapples with how to institute new professional and education standards, Jason Spits examines what mind-set and attitudes new entrants ...

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Financial planning

A new statutory body should control education and professional standards according to FSC, however it may sideline professional associations seeking self-regulation....

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Financial planning

Integration between advice and mortgage broking has reintroduced conflicted remuneration banned under FOFA with the move labelled a ‘deliberate’ exploitation of a legisla...

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Superannuation

People’s Choice Credit Union will develop a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) offering and enhance its current superannuation product range in an effort to expand i...

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Superannuation

ISA claims it supports non-conflicted financial planning advice and its position on non-conflicted superannuation puts it on the same side of popular opinion...

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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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Top 100

Charter Financial Planning and Dover Financial Advisers have been named Dealer Groups of the Year based on data gathered as part of the Money Management Top 100 Dealer Gr...

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Superannuation

The referral arrangement between Cbus and FPA will move onto a permanent footing after agreement to roll out the program nation-wide....

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Accounting

The results of the FSI’s interim report emphasises the need for tax deductions those who pay for financial advice, the Institute of Public Accountants claims....

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Financial planning

Former CBA CEO Ralph Norris was aware of some of the problems relating to financial planning advice...

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Policy & Regulation

AIOFP has called on the Federal Government to reintroduce an ownership disclosure regime and for the equal prosecution of executives who have overseen poor advice....

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Ralph

How did the licensee not check this - they should be held to task over it. Obviously they are not making sure their sta...

2 days 7 hours ago
JOHN GILLIES

Faking exams and falsifying results..... Too stupid to comment on JG...

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PETER JOHNSTON- AIOFP

Must agree to disagree with you on this one Keith, with the Banks/Institutions largely out of advice now is the time to ...

2 days 8 hours ago

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

9 months 3 weeks ago

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. ...

9 months 1 week ago

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

9 months 3 weeks ago