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The platform market has neatly divided itself into two segments — with providers such as Asgard, BT and Navigator in one group, and the other made up of a variety of smal...
Financial planning
Can financial advisers give specific taxation advice? Are they authorised to discuss tax matters with clients at all? Even armed with a new tax ruling that appears to fav...
Financial planning
Recent court cases have highlighted the risks in providing insurance advice. Col Fullagar writes on the issues of hindsight....
Financial planning
One of the persistently used objections to choice of fund is ‘mis-selling’....
Financial planning
Referrals used to be managed on an ad hoc, manual basis by planners. Now one technology company is automating the process. John Wilkinson investigates....
Financial planning
Advisers are looking for simple software, but their needs are often more sophisticated, writes John Wilkinson....
Financial planning
The role of the business development manager (BDM) is one that has seen significant change over the past five years. BDMs were once regarded as those shiny, happy people ...
Financial planning
Q: Under financial services reform (FSR) I am afraid that I cannot afford some of my clients, or more correctly, they cannot afford me. I have heard conflicting comments ...
Financial planning
Push button planning or a smart business move? Nick Brinkworth discusses corporatising your client relationship....
Financial planning
Risk selling is about selling relationships, not products. Julie Bennett and Freya Purnell report....
Financial planning
While some advisers only use external paraplanning services when they are starting up their businesses, many practices are realising the benefits of making this temporary...
Financial planning
Financial planners and dealer groups may be held liable for incidental advice or even casual comments after a recent decision by the Financial Industry Complaints Service...
Financial planning
Financial planners, clients and ASIC are focusing on how financial planners price their services. Which way is the best way to go? Robert Keavney reports....
Financial planning
New opportunities have opened for advisors with the changes to the superannuation laws regarding divorce settlements....
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...