INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Financial planning

Rising authorised representative costs might make it more sensible for independent financial advisers with relatively low turnovers to consider becoming salaried planners...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has clarified the rules around which advisers can call themselves independently-owned and has provided a facilitative...

Accounting

Non-aligned group, Libertas Financial Planning, launches an accountants’ licensing package, with software that creates SOAs and walks them through compliance processes....

Financial planning

Lonsec Stockbroking has signalled a push into the adviser market, partnering with GBST to offer financial advisers a cloud-based practice management tool to manage whole-...

People & Products

Pimco’s head of Global Wealth Management, Australia, Peter Dorrian is stepping down after eight years with the fund manager to pursue a consultancy role. ...

Editorial

Suncorp reports solid full-year but revises appraoch on life in face of structural challenges....

Funds management

Dealer group Beacon has placed the DomaCom fractional property fund on its APL...

Editorial

BTFG has emerged as a solid contributor to Westpac’s solid six month result....

Financial planning

Following up on its move to actively target its existing network of independent financial advisers, Investec Australia has reduced the interest rates on its tailored home...

Superannuation

MetLife has announced the launch of superannuation products for investors through independent financial advisers....

Financial planning

Investment administration services provider Powerwrap has passed $1 billion in funds on the platform, with its broker concierge service contributing a significant portion...

Financial planning

The BT life insurance business this week laid claim to passing a milestone, with one million policies now in-force....

Funds management

The latest figures on the reverse mortgage market reveal a worrying trend of financial planners continuing to retreat from the market, DomaCom general manager - professio...

Financial planning

The Coalition’s Paul Fletcher reaffirms a change in Government will see a change to key elements of FOFA....

Funds management

IOOF partners with Legg Mason to establish Australian equities and listed property funds for its multi-manager line-up. ...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 3 weeks ago

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

5 months ago

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

7 months 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. ...

3 weeks 5 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...

1 week 1 day ago

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

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