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Life/Risk
High upfront insurance commissions result in a dramatic overselling of products to people who cannot afford it, according to former Money Management Financial Planner of ...
Financial planning
Platform innovation is being spurred by the increasing popularity of separately managed accounts (SMAs), according to Brandt Page, director of Fortuna Partners....
Financial planning
Colonial First State-owned advice business Financial Wisdom is positioning to meet a growing demand for limited advice....
Financial planning
PIS has signed a joint venture agreement that will give it entry to the cash management space....
Financial planning
Concerns around high commissions and the general outlook see PIS drop agribusiness managed investment schemes from its APL....
Editorial
Industry Super Network's spokesman David Whiteley has criticised the Financial Planning Association's position on commissions associated with the sale of life insurance....
Editorial
The recent announcement by the Australian Clearing House that it has added the first ETF to its list of acceptable collateral represents a watershed moment in the life of...
Financial planning
Fees versus commissions is an important debate for the financial planning industry, but having independent research in the first place will take much of the sting out of ...
Financial planning
The outgoing chief executive of the Financial Planning Association, Jo-Anne Bloch, has criticised the three government reviews as a "hodgepodge" of issues and pointed to ...
Superannuation
MLC has called for an extension of the powers of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal to handle SMSFs, while supporting the continuation of planner remuneration for the...
Editorial
If the Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers are to merge they will have to work through many divisive issues....
Life/Risk
ISN's David Whiteley argues the FPA's stance on insurance commissions is proof that the industry can’t self-regulate, with commissions leading to unnecessarily inflated i...
Life/Risk
The FPA Board has re-stated its belief that commission payments to advisers on the sale of insurance products should continue, saying a shift to fee-for-service in this a...
Financial planning
Members of industry superannuation funds have exhibited strong reluctance towards paying more than $500 for financial advice, according to HESTA executive manager Debbie ...
Financial planning
Paragem has extended its Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) service and compliance support to superannuation funds that are grappling with the grey area between...
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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...