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Financial planning

Despite the bad press, 38 per cent of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and 20 per cent of advised consumers say the Royal Commission will make them even more likely to ...

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Financial planning

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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