FINANCIAL PLANNING

Financial planning

Improving the image of financial planners in the eyes of Australian consumers will be the cornerstone to Ken Breakspear’s strategy for the Financial Planning Association....

Financial planning

Phillip Matthews has been named as the first permanent chief executive the Financial Planning and Insurance Advisers Association (FPIA)....

Financial planning

The integration of risk insurance into a financial planning business is a necessary future step for the planning industry to take, according to Ord Minnett personal risk ...

Financial planning

Former FPA chairman Wes McMaster has become the first financial planner in Australia to be anointed a professor....

Financial planning

Superannuation consultant Industry Funds Services (IFS) has bolstered its financial planning network with the addition of three planners....

Financial planning

When the National bought MLC earlier this year, LendLease Financial Planning had to look for a new name – and fast. After some angst, the group took on the handle “Apoge...

Financial planning

St George has spent $10 million on a 7 per cent stake in burgeoning accounting and financial planning consolidator Stockford, valuing the group at nearly $150 million....

Financial planning

As a financial services professional have you ever held a meeting to discuss why clients are no longer excited by the value proposition of your products?...

Financial planning

One of Australia’s most established financial planning networks, Deutsche Bank Financial Plan-ning, is up for sale alongside Deutsche Funds Management (DFM)....

Financial planning

Bridgeport has picked up AM Corporation national adviser development manager Bronny Speed in an effort to bolster its financial planning division...

Financial planning

The amount of conferences and seminars run each year can create a huge demand on advisers. Jason Spits asks if the benefits are worth the effort....

Financial planning

IntegraTec has been sold to an Internet hopeful for the second time this year....

Financial planning

Risk products that don’t pay commissions – you’ve got to be joking. Refunding trail commissions – too hard....

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