FINANCIAL PLANNING PRACTICE

Financial planning

There is likely to be an increase in the number of Financial Planning Association (FPA) licensee members who provide mortgage broking services from the current level of a...

Financial planning

Financial planning practice owners should take careful consideration of capital gains tax before selling their businesses, according to HLB Mann Judd Sydney tax partner P...

Financial planning

Colonial First State’s phone-based limited advice service is being extended across its financial planning groups....

Financial planning

Structural reform taking place in the financial advice industry is putting downward pressure on financial planning practice sale values....

Financial planning

Sydney-based boutique financial planning firm Financial Spectrum has launched a financial planning practice start-up and training program aimed at developing advisers out...

Editorial

With trailing commissions soon to be a thing of the past, owners of financial planning practices need to ask themselves how much their businesses are worth....

People & Products

Dealer group Matrix Planning Solutions has appointed Helen Shao to the newly created role of practice development manager....

Financial planning

Shadforth Financial Group has continued its expansion of the 'Best Advice Project' with the acquisition of Walmsley Halligan, a South Australian based financial planning ...

Financial planning

The FPA is calling for nominations for its 2010 Fellow Awards, which recognise outstanding commitment to the industry....

Financial planning

Research from Investment Trends has found that despite risk advice continuing to be an important part of financial planning practices, revenue from risk remains small in ...

Financial planning

AMP Horizons is branching out from financial planner recruitment with the launch of a new program for experienced planners looking to start up their own practice....

Editorial

With practices no longer able to rely on strong returns to help retain and attract clients, a strong value proposition can make or break a financial planning practice, wr...

Financial planning

National mortgage broking company Refund Home Loans has entered into a joint venture with PIS under which it will offer the group's financial products to its existing cli...

Financial planning

PETER FORREST writes that successfully managing your clients’ cash flow will steal their hearts....

Financial planning

Small financial planning practices are struggling with the complex requirements and costs of running their businesses....

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5 months 3 weeks ago

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

6 months ago

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

8 months ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

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