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Financial planning

New research suggests financial planners have once again cut the amount charged for advice in a bid to maintain or increase business profitability....

Financial planning

Baby boomers feeling the financial squeeze

Baby boomers are more pessimistic about Australia's economic outlook than any other generation, according to RaboDirect's latest study....

Financial planning

Advisers best at client relationships: Finsia

Financial advisers are way ahead of banks and credit card providers in terms of creating close professional relationships, according to a new study released by the Financ...

Financial planning

ETFs up in July, with greater risk focus

The Australian ETF market grew 4 per cent in July, with investors showing a greater interest in equities....

Financial planning

Investors unlikely to jump ship

Australian investors are unlikely to jump ship and switch to another super fund despite poor sentiment and low returns, according to a survey from CoreData....

Financial planning

CFD market expands

In the 12 months to May 2012, the Australian contracts for difference market has grown significantly, spurred by on the ability of traders to adapt to an underperforming ...

Financial planning

Coalition voters still in slump say Allianz

A surge in the Allianz Future Optimism index has drawn a line between Coalition and non-Coalition voters, with the latter looking at things a lot more positively....

Editorial

Key man risk

This month, PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: Key man risk is often cited by dealer group researchers and advisers as a sufficiently significant conc...

Financial planning

Mercer targets high net worths

Mercer looks to points of difference to attract high net worths....

Superannuation

Slight increase in retirement costs

There has been a slight increase in retirement costs for retirees, mostly due to the rise in electricity prices, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of A...

Financial planning

Advisers divided on Europe's fate

Advisers are split about the future direction of Europe due to seemingly contradictory economic indicators, says Macquarie Private Wealth head of research Riccardo Brigan...

Financial planning

Banking sector chases financial planners and risk professionals

Financial planners, superannuation professionals and business development officers are in high demand and employers are offering more incentives to retain staff....

Financial planning

Generations divided on money matters

The three dominant generations seem to have very different views on investing and are split when describing their worst financial nightmares, according to a new survey re...