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Financial planning

Recent changes to the laws governing platforms, such as an increase to the net tangible asset requirement, will make it harder for dealer groups to bring platform service...

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Financial planning

As the industry moves towards a fee-for-service model, financial advisers need to better understand their service costs per client and adopt scaled advice solutions to se...

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Financial planning

Despite the largest institutions holding almost half the market share, the financial planning industry remains highly competitive, according to a report published by IBIS...

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Financial planning

Private advisory firm Lachlan Partners has selected HUB24 as its preferred platform provider....

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Financial planning

Unaligned dealer groups cannot establish in-house funds management businesses and hope to maintain their independence, according to Tupicoffs partner Neil Kendall....

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Financial planning

Darren Pettiona has resigned as chief executive of Investorfirst in order to focus on the HUB24 investment platform, the company board has announced....

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Financial planning

The trial financial advice arrangement between major planning groups and AustralianSuper is set to be strengthened with an informal breakfast aimed at non-senior advisers...

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Financial planning

Dealer groups will have to look into their relationship-building strategies as consolidation restructures the industry, says ANZ general manager advice and distribution P...

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Policy & Regulation

With the mandatory start date of the FOFA reforms deferred to 1 July 2013, dealer groups will have more time to develop a scaled advice offering that works for them, a te...

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Financial planning

A new service has been launched aimed at linking dealer groups with financial advice businesses....

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Financial planning

The independence of accountants who align their businesses with financial planning dealer groups could be called into question, according to RSM Bird Cameron principal Pe...

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Policy & Regulation

A perception that volume rebates from product issuers to dealer groups will be allowed "in some shape or form" by the FOFA reforms prompted a turnaround in financial plan...

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Financial planning

Hedge fund specialist Blue Sky Alternative Investments has announced that its Blue Sky Apeiron Global Macro Trust has been accepted on BT Wrap....

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Financial planning

Lonsec has flagged the launch of a tool to help financial advisers create SOAs....

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Funds management

Securitor has launched a new investment research website which gives financial advisers access to product research and market commentary....

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