ADVICE

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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Funds management

IOOF's funds under management, advice and administration increased by $4.2 billion in the third quarter of 2019 despite industry-wide impacts....

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Superannuation

Retirees with meaningful balances using a minimum drawdown strategy are too conservative with spending but super funds are limited when it comes to giving advice, Willis ...

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Financial planning

Providing advice with respect to Self-Managed Superannuation Funds is complex and something deserving deeper analysis than the current review of the Tax Practitioners Boa...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled a tougher and more targeted approach to advice within superannuation....

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Financial planning

A new report from Forbes Insights and Temenos surveying wealth managers and high net worth individuals (HNWIs) underscores the importance for private banks to continue th...

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Financial planning

The Institute of Public Accountants has made a direct call for accountants to be re-enabled to have ‘broader and deeper holistic conversations’ with clients....

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People & Products

Copia Investment Partners has announced the appointment of Mani Papakonstantinos to the role of distribution manager covering Victoria and Western Australia....

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Financial planning

The latest report of the Banking Code Compliance Monitoring Committee has revealed that the number of complaints relating to financial advice was barely discernible when ...

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Financial planning

The Institute of Managed Accounts Professionals has told the Royal Commission that managed accounts should be regarded as a form of advice rather than as a product....

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Financial planning

Industry Super Australia has objected to exempting personal financial advice from product design and distribution obligations, arguing planners need to be held responsibl...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has made clear it believes product manufacturers should not seek to dictate to advisers under new financial product d...

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Financial planning

Financial planners should use technology to position money management as a central component of financial advice, according to Moneysoft....

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Funds management

IOOF Holdings said net inflows in funds under management, administration and advice (FUMA) reached $270 million for the first quarter of 2019....

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Policy & Regulation

SEEK data has shown that the Royal Commission has led to a direct increase in compliance and risk roles being mandated by clients across all sub-segments of the financial...

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