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Financial planning

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Financial planning

A quote in the media by an AMP Financial Planning official that industry funds are “opaque” threatens to reignite a war of words between Industry Funds Services and the d...

Financial planning

Financial Wisdom has increased the size of its dealer group significantly, with a total of 410 financial advisers now under its umbrella....

Financial planning

Mortgage dealer group The Brokerage has raised the entry bar for its brokers with a new professional standards policy....

Financial planning

The FPA’S investigation into the activities of Tasmanian-based adviser Brendan Moore that commenced late last year is nearing its conclusion....

Financial planning

Professional Investment Services has purchased a Hong Kong dealer group, even as it is on the verge of cancelling its proposed purchase of a North American-based financia...

Financial planning

Despite the requirement by the FPA that their members fully comply with the ‘soft dollar code’ by January 1, 2005, benefit arrangements employed by advisory dealer groups...

Financial planning

After last week revealing it would consider settling out of court with clients who lost funds in Westpoint’s failed products, Professional Investment Services has deflect...

Superannuation

Western Australian-based dealer group Wealthsure has entered into an agreement to use Multiport software in the administration of its clients’ self-managed superannuation...

Financial planning

The underlying structure of some platform products could impede the broad objective of the FPA’s conflict of interest principles which require advisers to stipulate what ...

Financial planning

Dealer Management Systems (DMS) has received a major boost with Count Financial signing up for its commission processing system....

Financial planning

IOOF has lifted its stake in dealer group Financial Partnership to 100 per cent as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen its retail distribution capacity....

Financial planning

According to one researcher, every Australian financial planner uses about 2.5 platforms in their practice. Platforms were originally set up to provide the back-office su...

Financial planning

Securitor is close to introducing several initiatives as part of its ongoing Tropicana project and overhauling its pricing methods including introducing a system to rewar...

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