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Funds management

New research from Investment Trends has revealed that higher fees and the possibility of lower returns are not significant barriers to ESG investment....

Financial planning

Iress Xplan remains dominant despite recent acquisitions which have seen more overseas players enter the advice software market....

Financial planning

More high net worth investors say they would value the opinions of financial advisers but few of them have yet taken advice....

Funds management

Up to 12,000 financial planners in Australia are currently using or intend to use managed accounts, according to the joint report from State Street Global Advisors and In...

People & Products

Dr Irene Guiamatsia will replace Recep Peker who will continue to support clients in an advisory capacity....

Financial planning

The Government is talking about it, the regulator is talking about it and now digital advice player Six Park has released a white paper emphasising the need for an expand...

Financial planning

As platform migrations and consolidation occur, new data is pointing to a still small but growing number of advisers choosing to use industry funds. ...

Features

A Royal Commission, pandemic and regulatory change have distracted advisers from robo-advice in recent years but Jassmyn Goh finds out if the technology is now finally go...

Financial planning

While planners are less optimistic about domestic stocks they are more likely to advise clients to invest their excess cash rather than reduce exposure to markets, accord...

Financial planning

Despite the shifting regulatory landscape and disruption from major players, only 4% of financial planners intend to stop providing advice in the year ahead, according to...

Financial planning

Since 2007, the number of self-managed super funds using a financial planner has not grown at the same level as the amount of new trustees. ...

Financial planning

Environmental, social, and governance factors and more features from online brokers matter more to investors, according to a report....

People & Products

Research firm Investment Trends chief executive, Michael Blomfield, has been appointed to the newly-created role....

Financial planning

Financial advisers are becoming less loyal to particular investment platforms as they look to navigate tougher times and the COVID-19 pandemic....

Financial planning

New research from Investment Trends suggests robo-advice has not had the cut-through in Australia that many had hoped for but that new products may yet see it gain a bett...

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5 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 ...

6 months ago

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

8 months ago

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

3 weeks 4 days ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

2 weeks 3 days ago

ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

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