COMMISSIONS

Editorial

Financial planning is about more than selling investment products, says Ray Griffin. It is about establishing long-lasting client relationships....

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Financial planning

Markets that were largely left alone by regulators prior to the global financial crisis will be more actively managed as a result of a series of post crisis reviews, acco...

Editorial

With trailing commissions soon to be a thing of the past, owners of financial planning practices need to ask themselves how much their businesses are worth....

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Financial planning

Nearly half of Australian financial planners expect their practices to be adversely affected by the Government’s proposed annual opt-in provisions for ongoing adviser ser...

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Financial planning

Lonsdale practices restructure in pursuit of cost savings....

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Financial planning

Radar Results has seen a dramatic increase in the number of smaller financial planning businesses looking to sell....

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Financial planning

Professional Investment Holdings (PIH), the parent company of one of the country's largest non-institutionally owned dealer groups, has confirmed it has partnered with Cr...

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Editorial

The failures of various agribusiness managed investment schemes have created problems for the planning industry....

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Financial planning

The Federal Government has increased its commitment to the removal of commissions in financial planning, linking the move to the development of Australia as a regional fi...

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Financial planning

A survey of planners reveals most believe removing commissions will help the industry but not necessarily their own businesses....

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Financial planning

The Future of Financial Advice reform proposals are not retrospective, but there is confusion about the compulsory annual renewal notice that would enable clients to 'opt...

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Editorial

Even without direct legislation, a big advertising campaign by the Government will be enough to put an end to financial planning commissions, writes Mike Taylor....

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Financial planning

If ratings house activity and dealer group caution is any guide, the Australian agribusiness managed investment scheme sector has reached a watershed....

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Financial planning

Chris Lim explains how the introduction of the Australian Credit Licensing Regime could affect you....

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Financial planning

While recent government announcements mean Australia's financial planners are facing significant change, Damon Taylor writes that the shift in policy direction was well t...

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