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A billing system that gives advisers the choice of receiving payment via fee-for-service or commission has proven highly popular with advisers, according to the results o...

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Transparency represents the key to the fee-for-service versus commissions debate, according to a survey of financial advisers conducted by Zurich Australia....

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A Townsville financial adviser has been banned for two years by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission after being reported by his employer, RetireInvest....

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More and more planners chasing consistent returns are happy to blend indexed and non-indexed product. Why? Because it all comes back to the view that out performance invo...

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The chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Jeffrey Lucy, has reiterated that it will not be imposing its views with respect to the fee-for-serv...

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Underlying hot topics like the commissions debate, Australia’s insurance gap and compliance is the need to boost consumer confidence and reinforce the value of advice, ac...

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Financial advisers need to minimise the risks associated with their practices in order to realise the highest value for their businesses when looking at succession planni...

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Companies such as NAB moving towards a fee-for-service model for financial advisers risk losing some of their more entrenched planners with the strongest client relations...

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Macquarie Mortgages has announced its acquisition of Canadian-based Cervus Financial for C$12.5 million (A$15 million) as being part of its global strategy to selectively...

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Paragem Partners has announced it has been appointed by two separate companies to provide them with independent dealer services and back-office support....

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Wrap providers are poised to benefit from deregulation of the UK financial services industry, the UK manager of a professional consulting services supplier has said....

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