FINANCIAL PLANNING

People & Products

Schroders Australia CEO Greg Cooper has been elected chairman of the Financial Services Council (FSC)....

Financial planning

Planning companies willing to acquire licences may be able to secure grandfathering arrangements. ...

Financial planning

New US research suggests planners need to be careful about making assumptions about what female clients want....

Life/Risk

Adviser remuneration is only one part of the equation on life/risk churn, says AFA chief executive Brad Fox....

Financial planning

Former Apogee head says the traditional model of a risk-focussed dealer group is not sustainable in the post-FOFA era. ...

Financial planning

While recent media reports have painted a less than flattering picture of its former culture, it is important to recognise that Commonwealth Financial Planning has come a...

Editorial

Tasmanian Liberal Senator, David Bushby, who is chairing the Senate Committee reviewing ASIC, made a very good point when he said that nothing in the FOFA changes will pr...

Top 100

Many financial planning businesses have had to put their growth plans and other projects on hold while preparing for FOFA. Milana Pokrajac looks at opportunities lost....

Top 100

While political leaders came and went and further regulation rumbled through, it seemed the financial planning sector spent the last 12 months in a holding pattern with m...

Financial planning

There are enough unknowns remaining in FOFA to create uncertainty for planners well into next year....

Financial planning

Legg Mason has announced it will package its four Significant Investment Visa (SIV) complying fund to provide a solution for financial planners....

Financial planning

Planners who specialise in SMSF advice derive almost half of their revenue from this advice ...

Financial planning

A financial planning executive said professional, holistic advice services should not be thrown into the same bucket as low-level intra-fund advice when talking about the...

Financial planning

Confronted by a Senate Committee inquiry, ASIC has delivered a highly detailed enforcement report and pointed to the likelihood of FOFA uncovering legacy issues....

Funds management

Fund manager Legg Mason has announced it will package its four Significant Investment Visa (SIV) complying funds to provide a solution for advisers....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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

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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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