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More financial planners than ever work under a dealer group model – and groups that have experienced a dip in planner numbers plan to reverse that trend....

WHEN Money Management recently reported that recruitment agencies were advertising non-existent roles, it raised a broader issue of what constitutes acceptable and ethica...

Dispensations granted to superannuation funds with respect to intra-fund advice are what many had hoped for but they carry the risk of reputational damage if things go wr...

The focus on fee levels in financial services and investment risks missing the structural flaws and distorting incentives that are also troubling these industries....

Many investors have seen their core beliefs turned upside down in the past year. Rob Arnott of Research Affiliates discusses at this year's Portfolio Construction Confere...

Robert Keavney considers the green shoots debate and concludes the economic situation is clearly unclear....

Upturn in funds under management or advice through the final quarter of 2008-09 prompts Plan B to confirm its profit guidance....

It ought come as no surprise to most Australian financial planners that they have an image problem and that they represent an easy target for what was once known as the ‘...

Recent market volatility highlights the need for consistent client advice, writes Shane Pinkerton....

In response to the tidal wave of money moving into cash, product providers have been quick to release a range of new cash-based products designed for the adviser market....

Class action launched in 2007 to recover investors' losses in Westpoint property developments....

When the National Australia Bank (NAB) late last month announced its acquisition of Aviva’s wealth management business, its documentation lodged with the Australian Secur...

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