ADVICE

Financial planning

Is it intra-fund advice or isn’t it? Advisers are asking following QSuper’s change of approach on financial advice....

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Financial planning

Nearly 80% of current and prospective retirees failed to get any financial advice during the recent market crash, and one-in-five believe advice is only “for the rich” ac...

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Superannuation

Answers delivered to a key Parliamentary Committee have revealed just what superannuation fund members pay for both comprehensive and intra-fund advice....

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Financial planning

Another drop in the pass rate for the FASEA exam has shown the industry is going to struggle to give affordable advice to Australians unless it can bring in more talent....

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Financial planning

Five professional bodies had teamed up to help Australians receive easy access to professional advice, given the COVID-19 pandemic....

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Financial planning

The Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology, Senator Jane Hume has welcomed the changes by the corporate regulator to assist co...

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Financial planning

The corporate watchdog has announced three temporary relief measures to help consumers receive affordable and timely financial advice during the COVID-19 pandemic....

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Financial planning

Advised Australians are seeing their financial advisers as a life coach in tough times, according to MLC Wealth....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled at least some flexibility around how advisers gain consent from clients to deduct fees from their super...

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Financial planning

Compensation paid by the six largest banking and financial services institutions for fee-for-no-service and non-compliant advice is at $749.7 million, according to the co...

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Financial planning

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees says the Australian Securities and Investments Commission report into financial advice by superannuation funds highlig...

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Financial planning

The quality of advice provided by retail funds and industry funds have been found to be similar, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....

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Superannuation

Confidence and satisfaction levels among retirees who have entered advice partnerships are high and the impact of expert financial advice should not be underestimated, ac...

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Tools & guides

David Barrett looks at the complexity of the tax (financial) advice regime....

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Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank intends staying in the advice market despite its recent close-down of aligned advice and the sale of Count Financial, according to its chief executi...

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