DEALER GROUPS

Financial planning

Dealer groups are continuing to support calls for a unified industry voice despite concerns about how a potential merger between the FPA and the AFA would work....

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Financial planning

The potential ban on volume rebates will be a cause of concern for a number of dealer groups currently dependent on their payment for survival....

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Financial planning

Almost one-third of financial advisers are considering switching licensees within the next five years, with a quarter of those looking to establish their own AFSL, accord...

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Financial planning

Advisers need to be more confident about their value propositions for life insurance, according to the chief executive of Tower Australia, Jim Minto....

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Financial planning

Further regulatory change may have the same impact on planner exits as the introduction of the Financial Services Reform Act....

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Financial planning

BT-owned dealer group Securitor is targeting growth, looking to hit 600 advisers within the next three years, according to BT's Neil Younger....

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Superannuation

Fiducian's new self-managed super fund (SMSF) service has become the core of its administration platform....

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Financial planning

SELECT Asset Management has launched its Customised Portfolio Solutions with a view to putting investors' interests first and addressing what it considers to be structura...

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Editorial

Financial planners and dealer groups should take advantage of uncertain economic times and show leadership, writes Todd Kardas....

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Financial planning

AFS has withdrawn from acquisition talks with another dealer group, with negotiations breaking down over the disclosure of profitability information....

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Financial planning

Dealer group Synchron has raised concerns about the provisions of an agreement associated with the transfer of two financial planners from Guardian Financial Planning....

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People & Products

Darelle Jenkins has been appointed as national manager, AdviserNETgain, effective from February 8....

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Financial planning

Advisers have found in recent years that when it comes to legal matters, the buck stops with them. But are dealer groups being held accountable for their role?...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is conducting an exhaustive audit of the operations of the country’s largest Australian Financial Services Licensees....

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Financial planning

The regulatory and ideological changes taking place in financial services are likely to see a more professional, but leaner, financial planning industry emerge....

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