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Financial planning

Large super funds that are unable to give face-to-face advice to all members and are designing CIPRs will be challenged, according to Challenger....

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Financial planning

Advisers need risk capacity and risk tolerance measures to help clients reach retirement goals, Milliman believes....

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Financial planning

Imminent changes to lift requirements on MDA operators by ASIC including the removal of a no action letter will disrupt advice businesses using limited MDA arrangements. ...

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Financial planning

Inappropriate advice was the most common issues in investment and advice disputes received by FOS....

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Accounting

Accountants moving into the SMSF advice space need to think about low-cost fee structures as they look to compete with firms that are using technology to find cheaper sol...

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People & Products

Sunsuper has appointed new business development managers as it looked to push further into the adviser space....

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Financial planning

Retirees and pre-retirees continued to hesitate from seeking financial advice due to advice and product failures of the past despite the need for professional financial g...

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Financial planning

The corporate regulator has accepted an EU from My Adviser, after finding instances of poor advice provided by disgraced property developer, Craig Gore. ...

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Financial planning

The key to attracting SMSF trustees to seek professional advice was by making them better informed through education, the SMSF Association believes. ...

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People & Products

VicSuper has sharpened its focus on planning delivery via the creation of a new distribution role responsible for delivering workplace education services to members....

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Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank has established a Customer Advocate function in response to the ABA’s banking industry initiatives package in April. ...

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Tools & guides

The superannuation caps proposed in the 2016 Federal Budget emphasise the need for financial planners to review options available to both partners rather than just the in...

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Financial planning

Brisbane-based YourFin has joined dealer group, Elders Financial Planning, the sixth to do so in the last five months. ...

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Financial planning

IOOF has launched an Advice Academy to be run by Dean Lombardo after a successful two-year pilot....

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Financial planning

General advice warnings must be easily accessible, must not be hidden, and should be placed near the advice itself in documents in order for advisers to be compliant, a l...

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