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Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief Pauline Vamos is concerned that financial planners aren't responding to different retirement phases with dif...

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has endorsed the drive to raise the financial planning education bar, however, CEO Richard Klipin said theoretical knowledge m...

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Financial planning

It’s a competitive market out there in the acquisitions space as dealer groups compete to build scale. But as JAYSON FORREST discovered, Financial Services Partners belie...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has announced the implementation of FPA Confidential, an online anonymous reporting system, in its effort to tackle misconduct in the i...

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Bennelong Funds Management chief executive Jarrod Brown calls on boutiques to build sustainable business models....

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Model portfolios are becoming an increasingly popular investment advice option at a time when risk mitigation is a priority for dealer groups....

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Bank of New York Mellon chairman calls for global reforms, warning that no institution is too big to fail....

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The Financial Planning Association has called for an overhaul of the education standards for financial planners, including a minimum tertiary qualification requirement by...

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New system will allow payment of fees by a range of methods from credit card through to direct debit....

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Balmain Trilogy has announced a big write-down for Pacific First Mortgage Fund, and has attributed blame to the former responsible entity, City Pacific....

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New head of business partnering sought by ipac with John Saint leaving to take up top job at Genesys Wealth Advisers....

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Super funds are missing out on investment opportunities due to risk aversion following the global financial crisis....

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IFSA's super charter alters fee structures for advice and changes the ground rules on advertising....

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AMP chief Craig Dunn promises the AXA Asia Pacific merger will inject more competition into the wealth management market....

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Greg Kirk to step down as chief of AXA-owned Genesys Wealth Advisers, to be replaced by ipac executive John Saint....

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