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Financial planning

Social media becoming indispensable business tool

New technologies and social media are becoming less of a fad and more of an essential business tool, offering opportunities in key business areas such as gaining referral...

Policy & Regulation

FOFA lobbying highlights need for united front

The financial advice industry's FOFA lobbying effort has highlighted the need for a united voice, according to a panel of experts....

Funds management

Platforms adopting pay-for-use fee model

Platform providers appear to be embracing a pay-for-use fee model in which they provide a core offering and allow clients to add on new features for which they pay as the...

Financial planning

How financial planners can save time and money

Paul Derham and Sonnie Bailey share a few mistakes they’ve seen financial planners make over the years and outline tips for saving time and money....

Financial planning

Financial planning industry still highly competitive

Despite the largest institutions holding almost half the market share, the financial planning industry remains highly competitive, according to a report published by IBIS...

Financial planning

S&P maintains T.Rowe Price fund rating

Ratings house Standard & Poor's has announced it is maintaining its four-star rating on the T.Rowe Price Global Equity Fund despite the impending retirement of its lead p...

Financial planning

John McIlroy leaves Multiport

AMP has announced that Multiport managing director John McIlroy will leave the company and be replaced by Libby Roy....

Financial planning

Hillross leveraging AXA merger

Hillross has been looking to leverage benefits from AMP's merger with AXA, including by rolling out AXA's popular North platform to its advisers earlier this year....

Financial planning

Bankwest and Commonwealth Bank investigation continues: Slater & Gordon

Law firm Slater & Gordon is continuing its investigation into a potential class action on behalf of some borrowers and mortgagors of Bankwest and the Commonwealth Bank of...

Policy & Regulation

Late FOFA delay costs instos

While the financial services industry has welcomed the delayed implementation of the FOFA reforms, the eleventh-hour nature of the decision has cost the big institutions ...