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Financial planning
Financial planners should be able to access the same class relief as superannuation trustees when providing limited, infra-fund advice, according to the chief executive o...
Financial planning
Anyone who was surprised by the official line of IFSA on the question of intra-fund advice has now had a reality check....
Financial planning
The degree to which superannuation funds comply with the regulatory constraints surrounding the new intra-fund advice regime will rely on how closely they are watched by ...
People & Products
Former Liberal party leader John Brogden to take on IFSA top job next month....
Financial planning
The Federal Government's move to allow superannuation funds to provide advice to members has served to unite the financial planning industry in voicing its opposition....
Financial planning
Financial planning businesses have traditionally been valued on a multiple of annual recurring revenue, including trail commissions on investments, which clients have his...
Financial planning
IFSA is in discussions with both APRA and ASFA on defining the investment parameters of balanced superannuation funds, according to IFSA chief executive Richard Gilbert....
Financial planning
Commissions may not be extinct in the financial services industry - but they are now a seriously endangered species....
Financial planning
Latest investor confidence index recorded a measure of 2.3, up from -22.3 in the first quarter last year....
Financial planning
Industry Funds Management chairman Garry Weaven has rejected the notion that write-downs for industry funds would occur this year or next....
Financial planning
The various committees within the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) have outlined their policy priorities for the 2009-10 financial year. The following...
Editorial
Financial planning commissions may not be extinct but they are now a seriously endangered species....
Life/Risk
The Association of Financial Advisers has welcomed the exclusion of insurance from the Investment and Financial Services Association's new superannuation charter....
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 ...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...