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Financial planning

Financial planners are being encouraged to offer advice to large numbers of first time shareholders involved in the share buyback scheme currently underway with the NRMA....

Financial planning

Semantics aside, there is real difference between financial advice and financial planning. Tom Collins discusses the factors driving financial planners to take another lo...

Superannuation

Superannuation is now the second most popular investment choice amongst Australians, falling just behind housing. ...

Financial planning

In the US, financial planners are no strangers to corporate pension funds and many have shaped their entire businesses around the lucrative US 401k pension plan market. D...

Financial planning

Can planners survive the breakdown of a couple’s marriage and keep both spouses as clients? Jason Spits investigates....

Financial planning

Being an adviser is a tough job these days. Not only are advisers responsible for helping their clients to increase their wealth, they also need to focus on the value in ...

Financial planning

APIR Systems has got the ball rolling on an adviser numbering system with the launch of a dedicated development centre....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has relaxed its policy on sending life insurance applications electronically....

Financial planning

Investment performance is low on an adviser’s list when it comes to selecting an investment institution, according to Assirt’s 1999 Market Trends survey....

Financial planning

Investment performance is low on an adviser's list when it comes to selecting an investment institution, according to Assirt's 1999 Market Trends survey....

Life/Risk

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has relaxed its policy on sending life insurance applications electronically....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has relaxed its policy on sending life insurance applications electronically....

Financial planning

To achieve value for their businesses, planners should focus on generating fee-for-service income rather than trails, Perpetual Service Network general manager Anthony Hu...

Financial planning

The investment industry's fascination with wrap accounts is a case of "back to the future"....

Financial planning

Bendigo Investment Services is looking to build from Bendigo Bank’s grass roots base in the bush to a fully-fledged financial planning group. John Wilkinson explores the ...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months 2 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

2 months 2 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

4 months 3 weeks ago

ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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