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Financial planning

Australia is confronted by a shortage of financial planners capable of leading to spiralling levels of remuneration, according to the executive director of the Investment...

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Financial planning

Most enquiries to the Financial Industry Complaints Service relating to the failed Fincorp Group have been from direct investors, according to chief executive Alison Mayn...

Financial planning

Alternative investment group Select Asset Management has launched a registered managed futures fund through its relationship with Aspect Capital....

Financial planning

Tower Australia has renewed its group life insurance mandate with Westscheme Superannuation Fund, reaffirming its belief that retail and group life insurance can be succe...

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Financial planning

Newcastle-headquartered Prosperity Advisers has become the first financial planning practice to reach an out of court general agreement with its clients implicated in the...

People & Products

The Financial Planning Association has recruited Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief financial officer and company secretary Robert Swanbury as its new...

Financial planning

Challenger Financial Services is to launch a new listed property trust in partnership with Japan-based real estate manager Kenedix, which will invest in retail property i...

Financial planning

Mercer Human Resources has completed a research exercise which confirms many Australian employers are not prepared to deal with key changes to the way the superannuation ...

Funds management

St George Bank has announced what it describes as an “organisational realignment”, which will see the creation of a new retail bank and wealth management division....

Financial planning

Financial Planning Association chief executive Jo-Anne Bloch has warned members to expect the industry funds debate to move away from commissions to one that emphasises w...

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Financial planning

Colonial First State Global Asset Management has become the latest domestic financial services organisation to sign up for the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible ...

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers has achieved the highest rating on overall performance in a survey of industry associations, beating the Financial Planning Associat...

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers is preparing to launch its own version of the Financial Planning Association’s Certified Financial Planner designation....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has established a professional indemnity insurance broker panel to enhance the level of PI insurance support it offers members....

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Financial planning

The results of a shadow shopping survey of reverse mortgages by consumer protection body Choice this week “reinforces the need for good financial advice”, according to FP...

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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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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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SuperRatings has shared the median estimated return for balanced superannuation funds for the calendar year 2024, finding the year achieved “strong and consistent positiv...

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Original bidder Bain Capital, which saw its first offer rejected in December, has returned with a revised bid for Insignia Financial....

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The FAAA has secured CSLR-related documents under the FOI process, after an extended four-month wait, which show little analysis was done on how the scheme’s cost would a...

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