FINANCIAL PLANNING

Financial planning

Mortgage Choice sells off part of its business to focus on financial planning arm and other new initiatives. ...

Financial planning

FPA chief executive Mark Rantall says planners still want clarity around the TASA requirements....

Financial planning

New online advice platform offers full financial plans for as little as $199....

Life/Risk

The risk insurance industry is often defined by its challenges, with under-insurance, lapse, regulation and competing direct propositions unlikely to disappear. Despite t...

Editorial

SFGA looks to expand into trusteeship arena while continuing to grow its planning footprint. ...

Editorial

IOOF chief executive Chris Kelaher signals the company will look for growth off the back of a solid result underpinned by advice and inflows. ...

Superannuation

Generation Y are disengaged with their super and planning advice and rely on employers and families for investment advice. ...

Financial planning

The FPA warns the Government some FOFA amendments could re-introduce commissions into the advice space and increase the risk of mis-selling. ...

Financial planning

Aligned and non-aligned advice should be covered by separate legislation and definitions, according to an advice business broker....

Editorial

The strong performance of AMP’s financial planning business was not enough to offset a “challenging” year in the life insurance sector. ...

Funds management

Some Australian-based fund managers have been forced to refine their distribution strategies as a result of consolidation in the financial planning sector - something whi...

Financial planning

Hiring certified financial planner (CFP)-qualified financial advisers has led to a less than 1 per cent client attrition rate per annum, State Super Financial Services sa...

Financial planning

Adviser associations support the creation of an adviser register but reject an exam as an inadequate measure of adviser competencies. ...

Editorial

As we enter the post-global financial crisis era, investor confidence is returning and interest rates are staying at record lows. But has the lustre worn off term deposit...

Financial planning

Greg Medcraft says financial planning needs to undergo further cultural change, as the sector remains one of the riskiest regulated by ASIC. ...

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