FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Financial planning

The corporate regulator has permanently banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser that “dishonestly attempted to induce clients to transfer their superannuation into a b...

Financial planning

The Financial Advice Association Australia has released its pre-budget submission, including six key items to help reduce the cost of professional advice and increase its...

Financial planning

Two separate studies have discovered the majority of advised clients prefer to pay a flat fee for financial advice, while unearthing how much they are willing to pay for ...

Financial planning

Financial services software Iress and digital community platform Ensombl have partnered up to strengthen the technology skills of financial advisers and paraplanners thro...

Financial planning

The corporate regulator has commenced “urgent” Federal Court proceedings against a Brisbane-based financial adviser in connection to financial advice and activities on cl...

Financial planning

Two advice professionals have shared five key takeaways as to how advisers can strengthen their communication with clients, especially at review time, in order to build d...

Financial planning

Two industry executives have highlighted why financial advice practices are less focused on adviser recruitment, as technology means they can service more clients with fe...

Financial planning

Single adviser-led firms continue to expand their footprint in the Australian advice ecosystem, Adviser Ratings research shows, as market conditions prove favourable for ...

Financial planning

With just 30 per cent of Australians knowing their superannuation balance to the nearest $1,000, Findex has emphasised the role of financial advice in addressing the crit...

Financial planning

Following its acquisition of Australian Unity’s advice business, Fortnum Private Wealth and Professional Financial Services have formed a new parent company with Fortnum ...

Funds management

Financial advisers will have access to private equity investments run by WTW for the first time as it launches a pooled fund to provide savers with access to traditionall...

Financial planning

While the Financial Services and Credit Panel can take action on individual advisers’ misconduct, a compliance professional unpacks why the panel does not always subject ...

Financial planning

Fortnum Private Wealth CEO, Neil Younger, says scale is becoming a necessity rather than a benefit for financial advice licensees as it focuses on organic growth via lice...

Financial planning

Top-performing business development managers are seeing bonuses of up to 90 per cent of their salary as new investment products and advisers’ usage of managed accounts me...

Financial planning

The introduction of financial advice from superannuation funds and banks could see adviser numbers grow to as much as 25,000 in the future. ...

 

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Chris Cornish

By having trustees supervise client directed payments from their pension funds, Stephen Jones and the federal Labor gove...

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Chris Cornish

Now we now the size of Stephen Jones' CSOLR tax, I doubt anyone will be employer any new financial adviser from this poi...

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JOHN GILLIES

Amazing ! Between the beginning of licencing Feb 2002 and 2008 this was a very good stable industry.Then the do-gooders...

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AustralianSuper and Australian Retirement Trust have posted the financial results for the 2022–23 financial year for their combined 5.3 million members....

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A $34 billion fund has come out on top with a 13.3 per cent return in the last 12 months, beating out mega funds like Australian Retirement Trust and Aware Super. ...

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The verdict in the class action case against AMP Financial Planning has been delivered in the Federal Court by Justice Moshinsky....

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