FINANCIAL PLANNING

Tools & guides

David Barrett looks at what financial advisers need to understand now that the TTR changes come into place....

Financial planning

The CBA has thus far paid over $29 million in compensation for its customers who received poor advice from CFP or Financial Wisdom between 2003 and 2012....

Financial planning

The Finance Sector Union wants an independent Government regulator to handle background checks and other protocols aimed at weeding out financial services bad apples....

Editorial

The degree to which financial planning firms can access reliable capital backing is starting to drive long-term changes to the industry, Mike Taylor writes....

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that serious questions are being asked about whether the Government’s proposed enhancements to the AFSL breach reporting regime will be worth the incre...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been asked whether unions are giving unlicensed advice when they urge employers towards the use of particular sup...

Features

Oksana Patron reports that Money Management’s 2017 Salary Survey has revealed an industry which is not unduly highly paid but within which a majority of people are more t...

Features

The recent court decision against NSG Services Pty Ltd may not have clarified what constitutes ‘best interest’ but it highlighted the ‘reasonable steps’ an AFSL must take...

Financial planning

The Australian ETF market has grown 28 per cent over the year with Vanguard accounting for over a quarter of the market, according to Stockspot....

Awards

Prioritising a client's health and wellbeing over their financial management goals saw Charlie Fraser walk away with the Financial Planner of the Year Award 2017....

Financial planning

A dealer group white paper has lamented that products and personality are still driving the Australian advice industry meaning advisers have to find a better way....

Features

Industry engaged education is necessary for producing investment leaders of the future, Dan Daugaard writes....

Financial planning

Financial software provider Bravura Solutions has appointed a new global head of engineering for its wealth management division....

Financial planning

Research from BT Financial Group showed a third of Australians live pay cheque to pay cheque and also have debt....

Policy & Regulation

Debt management advisers are operating via a regulatory loophole and need to adhere to the same regulatory standards as financial planners, a parliamentary committee has...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

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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 RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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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 confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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