FINANCIAL PLANNING INDUSTRY

Financial planning

Empowerment of credit unions and building societies may prove advantageous to planners....

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Editorial

Whatever ASIC says about its inaction over the collapse of Storm Financial, the FOFA reforms will not prevent history repeating itself, writes Mike Taylor....

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Financial planning

The possibility of a single professional association arose during several sessions at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) national conference, one of which included ...

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Financial planning

Unrelenting professionalism and a firm commitment to training and education made Catherine Robson the clear winner of this year's Money Management Financial Planner of th...

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Editorial

Efficiency is key when it comes to choosing financial advice software, writes GEM Capital's Mark Draper....

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Financial planning

Form filling too often supplants personality in financial planning....

Financial planning

The majority of financial advisers believe RG 146 is an inadequate minimum entry standard and that a tertiary qualification requirement should be introduced, according to...

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Financial planning

The financial planning industry presents an opportunity for better client segmentation, a greater understanding of client needs and then building tailored services around...

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Funds management

Fairfax media declares it will be using its media assets to help grow its funds management play....

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Editorial

Recent comments by Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten have brought the Government's willingness to consult with the industry about FOFA ...

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Financial planning

Provisio’s Cameron O’Sullivan has argued that ‘short-termism’ represents a major problem in dealing with proposed opt-in arrangements....

Financial planning

Provisio's Cameron O'Sullivan has argued that 'short-termism' represents a major problem in dealing with proposed opt-in arrangements....

Editorial

There is much to recommend in the proposal by the international Financial Planning Standards Board to push for global regulatory and legislative restrictions on the use o...

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Editorial

As a political debate rages around the power of the major banks, Mike Taylor writes that far more is at stake than just home loan interest rates....

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Financial planning

The introduction of a statutory fiduciary duty for advisers could see the financial services industry return to the agent and broker models of its roots....

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