ADVISER

Editorial

It is often the commissions versus fees issue that overwhelms discussions about the appropriateness of the title 'profession' when applied to financial advice. ...

Financial planning

Four thousand FSP clients to be questioned on their understanding of 'quality advice'; corporate regulator undertakes its own research into the matter....

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Editorial

Recent market volatility highlights the need for consistent client advice, writes Shane Pinkerton....

Financial planning

Sole director of Axis International Management and representative of Sagecorp Securities....

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Financial planning

The Government has some critical issues to address in the coming months, but how clients choose to pay their advisers is not one of them. ...

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Financial planning

Col Fullager puts risk insurance adviser commissions under the microscope....

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Financial planning

Soaring client demand for face-to-face meetings with advisers has resulted in a Melbourne-based advice firm imposing a fee for meetings beyond the number allotted in its ...

Financial planning

Client data is the lifeblood of an adviser’s business and any loss can be catastrophic in the long term....

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Financial planning

Investors are increasingly seeking legal redress against former advisers based on the recommendations of a new adviser, according to Argyle Partnership principal Peter Bo...

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Funds management

The number of advisers and investors using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is set to grow significantly, according to a study by researcher Investment Trends....

Financial planning

Planners warned against becoming distracted by pursuit of revenue in tough times....

Financial planning

DAVID FOX takes a look at how the adviser’s role will be significantly different in the successful advice business of the future....

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Financial planning

Bank 'dropped the ball'....

Financial planning

Lack of understanding will see relationships flounder....

Financial planning

And it's not as hard as it looks....

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So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...

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Denise Baker

This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...

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gonski

So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...

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The decision whether to proceed with a $100 million settlement for members of the buyer of last resort class action against AMP has been decided in the Federal Court....

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been found guilty of 28 counts of fraud where his clients lost $5.9 million....

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The Financial Advice Association Australia has addressed “pretty disturbing” instances where its financial adviser members have allegedly experienced “bullying” by produc...

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