FINANCIAL PLANNING

Life/Risk

Midwinter enhances its insurance modelling capability within its cloud platform, AdviceOS, in a bid to accelerate the efficiency of life insurance advice generation....

Superannuation

Equip Super will reduce fees and costs for pension members, as it ventures into robo-advice and grows its financial planning business....

Financial planning

ASIC’s Wealth Management Project has claimed its tenth scalp, banning a former NAB authorised representative. ...

Financial planning

XPLAN customisation specialist sees ready market in self-licensed planning sector....

Financial planning

ASIC has issued a discussion paper on the new Life Insurance Framework with a tough analysis of the clawback arrangements....

Financial planning

The Paul Barrett-led AZ NGA dealer group play has signed up RI Toowoomba, bringing the number of firms now under its umbrella to seven....

Financial planning

Former Secuitor practice, Experience Wealth, has gone it alone with an AFSL aimed directly at Gen X and Y clients....

Financial planning

Perpetual will continue to expand its advice services for medical specialists through its acquisition of Fintuition....

Financial planning

A South Australian accountant has been ordered to pay more than $400,000 plus costs after advising a client to invest substantial sums in failed agriculture schemes....

Financial planning

The FPA welcomed former FPA chair, Julie Berry’s appointment to the Tax Practitioners Board, saying she would represent financial advisers....

Superannuation

Fewer than 500 people have super balances over $10 million but they are skewing percpetions of the super regime....

Financial planning

More Australians were sacrificing or delaying life goals in order to be able to buy a home and afford a mortgage, a survey shows....

Financial planning

MDS Financial Group will rebrand as Sequoia Financial Group Limited, after shareholders approved the name change....

Financial planning

Financial planning firm, Health & Finance Integrated, moves under Australian Unity Personal Financial Services umbrella....

People & Products

FIIG Securities looks to educate advisers on fixed income through a dedicated financial adviser channel....

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