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A mere six months ago, the common wisdom among financial planners was that most clients would be best advised not cashing out their investments lest they miss the inevita...
Traditional financial advice models that service higher-net-worth clients don't work for average Australians and a paradigm shift is needed in the industry....
A good investment strategy beats a tax effective band aid, argues Rick Di Cristoforo....
So the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) intends to conduct another financial planning shadow shopping exercise some time after June 30, this year –...
Industry players have begun voicing their concern about the increasing possibility of a removal of tax-free withdrawals from superannuation in light of the global financi...
Several myths have recently been propagated in relation to default superannuation funds and these demand a response, writes the Minister for Superannuation, Senator Nick ...
The financial services industry largely failed to protect its clients through the market decline. A focus on robust market valuation and a willingness to adjust portfolio...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has not made a good start to 2009....
Mariner Financial has signalled it will reduce head count by 10 per cent and continue asset sales to raise funds to continue paying off debt...
IT now transpires that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission did receive four complaints relating to Storm Financial in the period 2006 to 2007. Trouble is...
OVER the past several years the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has, on its members’ behalf, run a substantial promotional campaign on the ‘value of advice’. This ha...
Dealer group Fiducian has reported a profit and improved dividend for the half year to December 2008, despite a 21 per cent fall in operating revenue and a market downtur...
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...