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While Australians who receive professional financial advice value it highly, new research released by the Association of Financial Advisers has confirmed that cost and th...

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Policy & Regulation

The regulator has banned Spectrum Wealth Advisers’ Gurumukh Singh Mehra from providing financial services for three years after surveillance showed he failed to act in hi...

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Financial planning

Advice businesses will find the future increasingly challenging unless they can gain the necessary advantages of scale, according to a new report from Fortnum Private Wea...

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Financial planning

The investment research provider said it will it provide formal recommendations on how financial advisers should vote in the best interests of their clients on investment...

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Financial planning

New research has delivered good news to financial planners – that they are the most trusted source of financial advice, particularly amongst younger generations, but few ...

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Financial planning

There is real danger that the rules flowing from the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority will make the delivery of intra-fund, scaled advice and limited lice...

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Financial planning

Robo-advice still has a future despite recent closures in the UK and elsewhere, but pricing could be the key, according to the experts....

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Financial planning

Despite the Royal Commission tainting perceptions of the financial services industry, a panel has told Money Management and Super Review’s Future of Wealth Management con...

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Financial planning

While the financial services industry is a little behind the curve in terms of developments in the post-retirement solution space, keeping things simple and user-friendly...

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Financial planning

Going forward, financial planners must move to a model of radical transparency in order to retain clients and remain relevant....

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Financial planning

An academic has questioned the robustness of some bank advice remediation programs claiming some work has been carried out by contractors with little more than ‘hot house...

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Expert Analysis

Acting on client feedback is vital for planning practices wanting to improve client outcomes and stay relevant in the current period of change facing the industry. Dr Ray...

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Financial planning

New rumblings have emerged within CPA Australia over the costs and handling of CPA Australia Advice....

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Financial planning

Two years after emerging out of UBS Wealth Management, Crestone attributes its success to being an advice-only business with an adviser equity model....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association said it supports the practical tips that ASIC has provided to planners to improve the quality of the advice they give to clients....

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