FINANCIAL PLANNING

Editorial

OVER the past several years the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has, on its members’ behalf, run a substantial promotional campaign on the ‘value of advice’. This ha...

Financial planning

Rice Warner clarifies its position as Industry Super Network fuels media debate against commissions....

Financial planning

Industry body in talks with Cancer Council....

Editorial

Will not pay dividends for the half-year period....

Editorial

Forget the fact that Storm Financial clients were paying hefty upfront fees, the collapse of the company represents a catalyst for the Federal Government to act on the qu...

Financial planning

Financial planning dealer group Snowball Group has reported a 10 per cent rise in profit in the previous half year to nearly $3 million. ...

Editorial

Everyone seems to have an opinion on the state of the world and its financial prospects, writes Ray Griffin....

People & Products

Michael Hutchinson appointed QLD and NT sales and development manager...

Financial planning

Following the US sub-prime mortgage crisis and in tough economic conditions, the Australian financial services industry finds itself entering 2009 in a precarious positio...

People & Products

Mandy Penkin appointed...

Financial planning

Adverse market dynamics driving disaggregation....

Financial planning

Advertised financial planning industry roles have fallen 45 per cent in the last three months....

Financial planning

Chief executive denies reports the company is seeking to provide financial planning advice in the future....

Financial planning

IFS dealer group heeds call by Federal Government....

Financial planning

The casualties of the financial crisis are many, but among the worst hit areas is recruitment, with a large number of staff cuts and employment freezes. KATE GIBBS report...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 2 weeks ago

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

4 months 3 weeks ago

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

6 months 3 weeks ago

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. ...

2 weeks 4 days ago

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

1 week 3 days ago

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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