ADVISERS

Financial planning

CFS platforms have exceeded $535 million thanks to advisers driving annuities to meet complex retirement needs while maintaining admin efficiencies....

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Financial planning

IOOF has switched its focus to advisers, with a restructured service to focus on clients, rather than a product-based sales approach....

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Financial planning

Australian advisers reported feeling most challenged by their professional environment due to regulatory and compliance burden, compared to the rest of the world....

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Life/Risk

New survey data collected by Money Management reveals that advisers expect insurers to grow their direct sales — something that will lead to a decline in adviser numbers....

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Financial planning

The financial services industry has welcomed the Government’s announcement to introduce an independent body to set higher professional standards for advisers....

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Financial planning

Financial planning and accounting practice licensee, Securitor, has reached its 30-year milestone, which was set to be celebrated at its annual conference. ...

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Life/Risk

FSC releases life insurance Code of Conduct while defining relationship between insurers and advisers as separate and different....

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Financial planning

It is important to showcase younger advisers who have transitioned to fee-for service models in light of LIF reforms to alleviate fears of advisers who have never charged...

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Financial planning

Some financial advisers tended to overestimate the financial literacy levels of clients, while other advisers were expressing the need to explain financial concepts to cl...

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News

Bankwest was in the process of closing its salaried advice business with the CBA offering the advice team opportunities to transition to Financial Wisdom. ...

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Financial planning

Mason Stevens has launched a direct bond investment service for advisers seeking to build goal-based portfolios....

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Superannuation

Advisers should focus on tailored solutions when it comes to good estate planning, according to a law firm partner....

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Financial planning

TAL Risk Academy has partnered with Charles Sturt University, and has launched its “on demand” courses designed to be flexible for advisers....

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Financial planning

Australians continued to remain uncertain about their retirement nest eggs but professionally advised Australians felt more prepared for retirement, research showed....

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Financial planning

Newly created platform and investment solutions provider, Valant Capital, has removed much of the institutional profit from its solutions....

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Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has provided further information about the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms....

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One licensee has lost 27 advisers in the past week, now sitting at zero, according to the latest Wealth Data figures....

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