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Editorial

ASIC's guidance on FOFA's fee disclosure requirements prompted an almost audible sigh of relief from the financial planning industry....

Financial planning

The Financial Services Council (FSC) will not go ahead with its application to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to have its insurance churning policy ap...

Financial planning

Up-to-date insurance data feeds can improve practice management for financial advisers, but more insurers need to come on board, AFA chief executive Brad Fox said....

Financial planning

Many financial advisers are talking the talk when it comes to estate planning, but will they walk the walk? Tim Stewart reports that estate planning needs to be more than...

Life/Risk

New research reveals many Queensland flood-hit businesses were either under-insured or inappropriately insured....

Superannuation

Lisa Harrison has joined Suncorp Life as executive general manager customer distribution....

Life/Risk

A Victorian insurance broker has pleaded guilty to stealing over $660,000 of clients’ money over a seven-month period....

Life/Risk

Up to 30 per cent of Australians may have no personal insurance, according to new research released today by major insurer, TAL....

Superannuation

Will 2013 be the defining year for self-managed super funds? Bryan Ashenden's policy overview discusses the implications for advisers....

Editorial

While financial planners accept the reasons they are required to hold Professional Indemnity insurance, there are signs the system needs a review....

Financial planning

Westpac’s BT has launched a new brand campaign aimed at creating greater awareness of the company and what it does....

Financial planning

BlackRock analysis points to a need for investors to review fixed interest allocations in a low-rate environment....

Superannuation

The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has signed up to a UN committee that supports approximately 300,000 advisers globally....

Financial planning

Finance and investment administration provider Wealthtrac has launched a back-office administration service for boutique advisory firms....

Life/Risk

Improving consumer demand and sales volumes have bolstered life/risk adviser sentiment, according to the latest Zurich index....

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