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Editorial

Richard Klipin made a shock exit from the Association of Financial Advisers to join ANZ-owned dealer group millennium3 in 2012....

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Financial planning

A financial adviser has raised concerns about some of the marketing strategies used by banks to sell life insurance, which could have a negative financial impact on risk ...

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People & Products

Brad Fox confirmed as full-time replacement for Richard Klipin as AFA CEO....

Superannuation

The new superannuation environment that will evolve out of the Government's MySuper changes will be debated at a special Money Management/Association of Financial Adviser...

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Editorial

With ASIC's Peter Kell pointing to a level of life insurance policy churning to warrant regulatory concern, it is time for a clear definition of 'churn'....

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Life/Risk

The Financial Services Council (FSC) is understood to be close to reaching a compromise on its so-called Life Insurance framework which, if agreed, would give advisers a ...

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People & Products

Richard Klipin has been appointed new chief executive officer of ANZ-owned millenium3....

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Financial planning

AFA chief executive Richard Klipin to depart to take up role with ANZ Wealth....

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Financial planning

Synchron director Don Trapnell has called the FSC's proposed adviser remuneration model anti-competitive....

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that codes of conduct are only effective when those who sign up genuinely appreciate the consequences that follow a breach....

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Financial planning

Rapid growth of some financial services licensees has caused regulator concern due to many of them lacking support systems for larger numbers of advisers....

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Financial planning

Olivia Maragna has taken out the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Adviser of the Year Award at the conclusion of the association's annual conference on the Gold Co...

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Life/Risk

ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell told Money Management there was enough life policy churning in the financial advice industry for the regulator to be concerned about the issu...

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Policy & Regulation

ASIC is planning to release further information which would complement consultation papers regarding issues such as recommending products outside of an APL, fee disclosur...

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Financial planning

Advisers are returning to the relationship model to deal with the changes evolving out of FOFA....

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