FINANCIAL PLANNING

Financial planning

Synchron’s John Prossor claims a repeat of the AFS brokerage losses can be avoided by paying advisers without delay....

Financial planning

Life drags on an otherwise strong AMP half-year result strongly underpinned by wealth management....

Financial planning

There are many aspects involved in running a successful financial planning practice, including the things clients can see and the things that lie beneath the surface. Mil...

Financial planning

ISN chief David Whiteley has urged the next elected government to give FOFA a chance before abandoning it completely. ...

Financial planning

Lobby group National Seniors has called on ASIC to ramp up planner regulation as AFS Group investors face investment losses due to lapsed PI insurance policies....

Financial planning

AFA calls for clarity after Court rules brokerage account not reserved for advisers....

Financial planning

FPA is set to launch the Financial Planning Week later this month, which will see members provide pro-bono advice to unadvised consumers....

Superannuation

Heffron extends it SMSF administration and compliance service beyond financial planners to accountants....

Financial planning

Fairfax Media has decided to exit its financial services play, selling InvestSMART to Australasian Wealth Investments....

Accounting

Accountants looking to gain authorised representative status under the new limited licensing regime are being quoted figures of between $4000 and $6000 a year for the pri...

People & Products

CBA’s Patricia Montague to join AMP Financial Services overseeing superannuation and retirement products...

Financial planning

Grandfathering will remain under a Coalition Government unless the client decides otherwise....

Funds management

Five funds are awarded top rating while another five decline involvement. ...

Life/Risk

Zurich boss Colin Morgan says upfront commissions have an ongoing place in insurance advice....

Editorial

Although lifecycle investing may hold the solution to one set of problems, it also has the potential to lift the lid on another Pandora’s box, writes Renato Mota....

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

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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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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