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Financial planning

A property adviser who took a 10-year advance on his salary to pay off a personal debt has been banned from engaging in credit activities for four years....

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Funds management

New analysis from Morningstar suggests planners can no longer rely on the original thinking behind the so-called four per cent rule on safe withdrawal rates....

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Features

Advisers need to bring things back to basics for clients to address barriers and perceptions of advice like complexity, inflexibility, and lack of engagement, Tim Mitchel...

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Features

Specialist education and training seems to be the key to restoring trust in advisers among sceptical self-managed super fund members, Malavika Santhebennur writes....

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Features

With the scrapping of the accountants’ exemption from 1 July this year, accountants need to make licensing decisions to continue advising on SMSFs, Malavika Santhebennur ...

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Financial planning

High net worth individuals looking to invest in technology are being urged to seek specialist advice as the sector slows down....

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Financial planning

Negative publicity and image of financial planners have acted as a barrier to super fund switchers opting for professional financial advice....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers could combine robo-advice into their firm’s marketing process through principles of compliance and contemporariness....

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Financial planning

A Queensland Government submission has pointed to more women than men choosing to access financial advice provided by super funds....

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Financial planning

Aged care clients value guidance over product recommendations as they head into cash-flow negative territory for the first time in their lives. ...

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Superannuation

UniSuper has invested in an upgrade of its advice-focused member centres across the country to provide members with a venue to meet....

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Financial planning

Hundreds of advice firms may not have PI policies that meet ASIC’s RG126 requirements, a report reveals....

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Financial planning

Five Victorian boutique financial advisory firms have moved from wrap platforms to MDA services in partnership with Managed Accounts Holdings. ...

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People & Products

NAB Wealth has made a key appointment to grow its adviser network, hiring former ING Direct and ANZ Wealth staffer, Charles Smith....

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Financial planning

YBR founder, Mark Bouris, claims the unmet demand for advice won’t be achieved via the traditional, holistic advice model....

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