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Life/Risk

Non-aligned planning group Synchron expects planners to quickly adapt to the Life Insurance Framework and intends to pick up advisers moving as a result of the changes....

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Financial planning

Former clients of WealthSure authorised representative, Colin Oberg, have secured a Federal Court ruling ordering the firm to pay $865,000 in compensation....

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Financial planning

Building consumer trust - not digital disruption - is the biggest challenge facing the wealth management industry, delegates at Money Management’s Platforms and Wraps con...

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Life/Risk

Financial advisers have been blamed alongside lawyers for pushing the multitude of claims which placed pressure on TPD products within superannuation funds....

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Life/Risk

The AIOFP has claimed it was locked out of tri-party discussions around life insurance commission and has called for the full submission to be publicly released....

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Financial planning

Robo-advice provider to conduct pilot with salaried advisers within large, non-aligned advice provider Centrepoint Alliance....

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Financial planning

Advisers must discard their one-size-fits-all approach to servicing clients if they are to increase client loyalty, referrals and revenue streams, AIA Australia said....

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Life/Risk

The AIOFP has called for a shorter claw back period, 70 per cent upfront commissions with partial retention upon early termination and restrictions on advisers who churn....

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Financial planning

Independent retirement planners remained averse to retirement product solutions, with little progress being made in dealing with longevity risk....

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Financial planning

Being bombarded by regulation changes meant advisers were yet to embrace improving client communication by adapting a customised mobile strategy....

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Financial planning

With the looming prospect of the ageing and death of a large cohort of baby boomers, Brian Hor looks at how advisers can incorporate estate planning to boost practice rev...

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Financial planning

With the looming prospect of the ageing and death of a large cohort of baby boomers, Brian Hor looks at how advisers can incorporate estate planning to boost practice rev...

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Financial planning

With automated investment advice taking off in the United States over the last three to four years, Malavika Santhebennur investigates whether Australia will follow suit,...

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Life/Risk

A recent court case sheds light on the details advisers need to consider when replacing an insurance policy, Col Fullagar writes. ...

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Financial planning

A Victorian financial adviser has been banned from providing financial services for seven years after an ASIC investigation found he had breached “numerous financial serv...

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