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Financial planning

BMO announces establishment of BMO Global Asset Management office in Australia....

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Financial planning

Certified Financial Planners earn around $35,000 more per year on average than planners without this designation, according to the Investment Trends FPA Professional Divi...

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Superannuation

A new report commissioned by ASFA found super funds will need to adapt their business models to respond to the increasing number of Aussies moving into retirement....

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Financial planning

The CFP designation is gaining kudos worldwide and in Australia as demand for provable expertise and integrity grows, according to Financial Planning Association CEO Mark...

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Life/Risk

ASIC will spend the next 12 months focusing intensely on churn, according to the senior executive leader of the financial advisers team, Joanna Bird. ...

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Superannuation

Super funds should be able to provide limited advice on retirement products, according to ASFA’s newly released white paper. ...

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Financial planning

AusUnity PFS has added 35 advisers to its network in the last 12 months, but also had to turn away quite a few, according to CEO Steve Davis....

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Superannuation

CareSuper is the latest industry super fund to offer a direct investment option to prevent members flocking to SMSFs....

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Superannuation

Boutique fund managers are trying to grab a slice of the ever-growing self-managed super fund (SMSF) pie, but some are questioning whether it is worth the effort. ...

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Superannuation

SMSF administrator SuperGuardian has launched a second SMSF offering designed to capture the exponential growth in the self-directed investor space....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has seen a significant change in member demographics over the past 12 months, with an increasing number of young planners joining the a...

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Funds management

ASIC’s review of MDA guidance has major flaws, according to Bailey Roberts Group....

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Superannuation

Asset managers need to figure out how they can get involved in the booming SMSF sector, according to Bennelong Funds Management's Jarrod Brown....

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Financial planning

Publicly-listed financial services technology provider GBST Holdings Limited has extended its foothold in the US....

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Superannuation

SMSF administrator BGL Corporate Solutions has announced a partnership with national data and analytics group RP Data to provide automated property data to SMSFs. ...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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