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Financial planning

Top dealer groups prove resilient in tough environment

AMP Financial Planning is the largest dealer group by adviser numbers, according to Money Management's Top 100 Dealer Group statistics, which were compiled by DEXX&R....

Financial planning

ipac Equity Partners named Dealer Group of Year

ipac Equity Partner’s wins Dealer Group of the Year Award based on the positive perceptions created by its business model....

Financial planning

Growing adviser demand for tele-underwriting: Zurich

A growing number of advisers are adjusting their models to deliver risk advice, and that is corresponding with an increase in the use of tele-underwriting services, accor...

Editorial

Looking behind the curtain of the financial advice industry

Robert Keavney discusses platform commissions, proposals to merge the Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers, intra fund advice, and pro...

Financial planning

Advisers want access to more platforms

Almost three in five financial advisers are limited in their choice of platforms, and of those advisers, 40 per cent would like access to other platforms in the market....

Financial planning

Tower enhances adviser interface

Tower has linked with IRESS to provide a straight through interface for advisers....

Financial planning

Synchron claims planner growth

Synchron’s John Prossor claims planner growth is based on the limitations imposed by others....

Financial planning

FSP partners with Super Concepts

FSP Portfolio Services, the platform business of the FSP Group, has partnered with self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administration provider Super Concepts to launc...

Financial planning

Advisers feeling the pressure

Stress levels in the financial advice industry are rising as structural changes take place, according to Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief Richard Klipin. ...

Financial planning

AXA reassures advisers North products will stay

AXA has assured its advisers that any potential sale of its Wealth.net platform in the event of a NAB takeover will not include the North products and guarantees attached...

Financial planning

Opt-in hurts planner sentiment

Nearly half of Australian financial planners expect their practices to be adversely affected by the Government’s proposed annual opt-in provisions for ongoing adviser ser...

Financial planning

Knock-on impact of Government changes to super

The Federal Government’s decision to reduce concessional super contributions has prompted many Australians to cancel their life insurance cover through super, according t...

Superannuation

Netwealth adds SMSF data feed

Netwealth has added a daily data feed from its investment wrap to SMSF software provider BGL....

Financial planning

APLs shrink, model portfolios boom in choppy conditions

Dealer groups are continuing a shift towards the use of model portfolios across their adviser forces, while Approved Products Lists continue to shrink...