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Editorial

2008 – A year of volatility and opportunity

The market volatility that has marked the beginning of 2008 appears to have signalled an end to short-termism as superannuation funds embrace the fundamentals....

Financial planning

CBA/Colonial big name in super

Roy Morgan rates brands....

Financial planning

Conducting the shadow shop

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Financial planning

Shadow shopper: one in five advisers fail

Financial planners have received another bad rap from the corporate regulator, with its latest shadow shopping report concluding that close to one in five advisers gave u...

Financial planning

Shadow shop all wrapped-up

Shadow shoppers seeking financial planning advice for ASIC’s current shadow shopping campaign are no longer at large....

Financial planning

Super switchers bypass planners

In further proof that choice of fund was no more than a flash in the pan for advisers, a new survey has found just a third of the very few people who switched funds and s...

Financial planning

FPA reaffirms choice position on super

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) yesterday welcomed the Federal Government’s renewed commitment of introducing its superannuation choice and portability policies....

Financial planning

Its not as bad as it sounds

The Financial Planning Association has heard all the criticisms levelled at the industry, and Allan Crompton says the focus has always been on higher standards....

Financial planning

Planners have it in numbers

Financial planners are now the “dominant force” in the personal finance market, according to Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Ken Breakspear....

Financial planning

Support grows for planners

Financial planners are increasingly the first point of contact for consumers seeking financial advice, according to the latest Financial Planning Association (FPA) survey...

Financial planning

Payback time for phone stalkers

There are a lot of benefits in being a small dealer. You don’t have a person showing up every few months from national office to talk about…. Well, you just don’t get a v...

Financial planning

Financial planners top advice survey

Financial planners are increasingly the first point of contact for consumers seeking financial advice, according to the latest Financial Planning Association (FPA) survey...