ADVISERS

Financial planning

When it comes to fee disclosure statements, advisers need to consider what the regulator wants; what is expected from a legal viewpoint; and how disengaged clients are li...

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Financial planning

Matrix withdraws itself from sale despite interest from buyers....

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Funds management

Financial adivsers must understand the interplay between different client objectives and how they impact each other, according to Lonsec’s Lukasz de Pourbaix....

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Financial planning

Macquarie has launched an SMSF toolkit to improve client engagement and support advisers in managing their clients’ SMSFs....

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Financial planning

Advisers can improve the health and profitability of their business by getting involved in philanthropy, according to Shadforth Financial Group (SFG) national head of phi...

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Financial planning

Planners need to be careful in how they treat a client's informal partner in their own advice records, according to York Family Law director Nabil Wahhab. ...

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People & Products

Centric Wealth has named Celia Carroll as the dealer group's new state manager for Victoria. ...

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Financial planning

A new survey finds advisers see the Future of Financial Advice reforms in a more positive light, citing efficiency as the most likely legacy of the new legislation....

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Financial planning

People need to treat estate planning like any other insurance policy, according to Equity Trustees....

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Financial planning

With fee disclosure requirements for financial advisers just around the corner, Adviser Logic managing director Gundeep Sidhu says that he is still seeking clarity from d...

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Editorial

Some of the biggest companies in the world are based in emerging markets. Perhaps it is time to let go of old-fashioned views and seriously consider this sector, writes J...

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Financial planning

Synchron's Don Trapnell says some licensees are guilty of creating a "Hotel California" syndrome by imposing unreasonable conditions on exiting advisers....

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Life/Risk

Improving consumer demand and sales volumes have bolstered life/risk adviser sentiment, according to the latest Zurich index....

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Life/Risk

Risk commissions paid to advisers have been under attack for some time. If they were to be completely eliminated, however, what would be a viable alternative? Col Fullaga...

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Financial planning

Financial planning licensees need to take a close look at their Approved Product Lists (APLs) to ensure they are sufficiently broad, according to Minter Ellison partner R...

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