FINANCIAL PLANNING INDUSTRY

Financial planning

The man with a Midas touch for property investment owes much of his success to the harsh lessons of Estate Mortgage and keeping close to his customers, including financia...

Financial planning

The financial services industry has experienced increasing levels of regulation during the past few years, with one of the primary objectives being better protection for ...

Accounting

Accountants are set to take the moral high ground over advisers on soft dollar remuneration after developing a new code of conduct that takes a much tougher stance than t...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has warned that it may ramp up its surveillance of financial planning groups to coincide with tough new regulations o...

Financial planning

The Australian Consumers Association (ACA) has refused to concede that a new survey which paints a positive picture of the financial planning industry has discredited its...

Financial planning

The financial planning job market has moved on from its compliance myopia. Ross Kelly has the low down on the skills that will get you that dream job....

Financial planning

Advisers have been urged to back a new world standard on financial planning in order to improve the image of the profession in Australia....

Financial planning

Boutique manager WHTM Asset Management is set to rebrand as Hyperion Asset Management and offload the distribution of its Australian equity and smaller company unitised p...

Financial planning

Financial planners who disclose soft dollar payments under a new industry code of practice could be hit with a hefty tax bill....

Superannuation

So you think there is nothing to vote for at the upcoming federal election? If you are a financial planner, think again, writes Rebecca Evans....

Financial planning

Financial planning groups have been warned to keep a close watch on their advisers and to take firm action against “bad apples”, or risk future litigation by disgruntled ...

Financial planning

The Coalition has made a $21 million pledge towards improving financial literacy standards as both parties scramble for voter sentiment on the eve of the Federal Election...

Financial planning

There are thousands of opportunities waiting for those planners prepared to venture beyond their own backyard, writes David Thomas....

Financial planning

Former Challenger executive Jamie Kelly has started up his own practice to offer locum services to the financial planning industry....

Financial planning

The recent terse exchange between the Financial Planning Association and the Australian Investors Association revealed some of the deeper held suspicions relating to soft...

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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 ago

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

2 weeks 5 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 3 days ago

ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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