FINANCIAL PLANNING

Financial planning

While the Banking Royal Commission may have sent financial services industry members running for shelter, CFA Society President, Paul Smith, said a good crisis shouldn’t ...

People & Products

Mentor Education Group will launch a course in real estate in response to calls from accountants, brokers and financial planners. ...

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank is the most popular bank amongst the wealthiest 10 per cent of Australians, being the bank of choice for 36.7 per cent of those customers....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has permanently banned former NAB branch manager, Mathew Alwan....

Financial planning

The next generation will boost sustainable investing in the US, given that demand for such products is moderate at best as it stands. ...

Financial planning

ANZ may have sold its wealth business but the remediation costs continue to hit its balance sheet....

Editorial

The Royal Commission’s preliminary report may be flawed when it comes to understanding the nuances of the industry but it should be accepted as an accurate reflection of ...

Features

Synchron’s Don Trapnell explains why there are distinct differences between life/risk advisers and those providing holistic advice and why this should be recognised under...

Financial planning

Aussie universities have been left in the dark as the Financial Advisers Standards and Ethics Authority takes its time to roll out its proposed reforms....

Financial planning

BT has commissioned and promoted research validating its platform pricing....

Financial planning

Understanding some of the basic principles of behavioural science can help financial advisers to design better “advice experiences” for their clients, according to Advice...

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers has defended life/risk commissions and grandfathering while criticising the Royal Commission’s interim report, claiming it suggests ...

Policy & Regulation

The director of now closed Dover Financial Planning, Terry McMaster, has written a series of articles defending his position and questioning the motivations and approach ...

Financial planning

Nearly half of millennials are spending less than six months ago and considering changes to their investment strategy due to ongoing political unrest and the Royal Commis...

Financial planning

The economic position of women is improving, with the Financy Women’s Index gaining 1.4 points from June to September....

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5 months ago

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

5 months ago

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

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Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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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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