DEALER GROUP

Financial planning

With dealer groups across the industry struggling to retain planners, commentators are urging them to adopt the Net Promoter Score (NPS) system to get a better understand...

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Financial planning

Storm investors who will receive the $82.5 million settlement from Macquarie Bank will have to acknowledge that the bank did nothing wrong....

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Financial planning

Advisers are focused on compliance in the lead-up to the FOFA deadline at the expense of marketing and business development, says The Advice Exchange....

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Financial planning

Lifespan denies it has been subject to closer ASIC scrutiny because it recruited former Morrison Carr advisers....

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Financial planning

The last six months have seen the emergence of a new crop of buyers with in-house products, according to financial planning practice broker Stephen Prendeville....

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Financial planning

A general consensus has emerged that many dealer groups will have to change commercial models as a result of the new conflicted remuneration rules....

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Financial planning

Guardian Advice has rolled out a new succession planning strategy which aims to help older advisers retire, while attracting the younger generation of planners to the dea...

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Financial planning

Matrix withdraws from sale process and plots expansion based on review....

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People & Products

Following its decision to merge with financial advisory firm Tynan Mackenzie late last year, ipac has appointed Eric Gibson, Nick Brinkworth and Craig Weber as general ma...

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Editorial

With scores of financial planners changing dealer groups, Mike Taylor writes that it is important for those doing the recruiting to undertake the necessary due diligence ...

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Editorial

IOOF points to synergies from DKN and Plan B acquisitions after reporting a 28 per cent profit slide....

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Financial planning

After announcing the $32.2 million acquisition of Lachlan Partners late last week, SFG Australia has revealed it is in merger talks with another wealth management firm, W...

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Financial planning

Boutique dealer group Premium Wealth Management has launched a new service aimed at helping accountants deal with the new licensing regime replacing the accountants' exem...

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People & Products

Dealer group Financial Planning Services Australia (FPSA) has announced a restructure of its executive team ahead of plans to grow its advice and distribution proposition...

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Financial planning

MLC-backed dealer group Godfrey Pembroke has added Tasmanian-based advice and accounting firm Collins SBA to its ranks....

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

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It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

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increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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Professional services group AZ NGA has made its first acquisition since announcing a $240 million strategic partnership with US manager Oaktree Capital Management in Sept...

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