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Stripping commissions from the cost of financial products could result in falls of up to 50 per cent in their cost to clients, according to David Price, managing director...
Financial planning
A combined Melbourne-based risk insurance and accounting business plans to buy more practices to boost its presence in Victoria and New South Wales....
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More than 360 Australians have sought advice on superannuation, mortgages and the first home owners grant, retirement, tax budgeting and investments....
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ING Financial Planning will offer services to self-employed advisers, including the placement of salaried advisers in a business when the owner wants to take a break or s...
Financial planning
Current Government inquiries into adviser remuneration should be broadened to include adviser inbuilt margins from badged platforms, according to Michael Heine, managing ...
Financial planning
In the wake of the global financial crisis, the case for fee-for-service is stronger than ever before, writes Ray Griffin....
Life/Risk
Professional indemnity costs are rising, and so are the hurdles financial planners have to meet to secure a policy....
Financial planning
The industry funds campaign against financial planners' commissions may benefit the retail funds sector, writes Robert Keavney....
Financial planning
National Australia Bank and are other major lenders are turning away cash-strapped financial planning practices with unsustainable business models....
Financial planning
Will provide a united voice in addressing the conflicts of interest plaguing advisers' reputation....
Financial planning
Industry Funds Financial Planning has strong reservations about the veracity of the Investment and Financial Services Association's proposed fee-for-service model within ...
Financial planning
Prime Financial has reported a boost in clients seeking investment advice as the market shows signs of recovery....
Editorial
Financial planners must take the lessons they’ve learnt from the GFC and begin applying them if they hope to survive the next economic upheaval....
Financial planning
Is this the end of the honeymoon period for the partnerships between product providers and dealer groups? Another submission to the parliamentary inquiry has given a damn...
Accounting
Dealer group Hillross is exploiting a growing trend by accounting firms to include financial planning in their offering to help drive its growth....
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...