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Nearly two out of three mid-sized private business owners do not have a handle on their own personal financial situation, an accounting firm said....

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Financial planning

Synchron has warned that independent licensees are under threat from double taxation as State treasuries pursue payroll tax....

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Financial planning

AXAIM launches ESG SmartBeta Strategy. ...

Financial planning

A flexible online Masters of financial planning program will help new an existing advisers to raise standards in the profession, AMP believes....

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Financial planning

Federal Budget uncertainty impacts business confidence but finance and insurance sector remains most confident....

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Life/Risk

Advisers’ culture-driven reluctance to sell is contributing to the dearth of the life insurance industry as we know it, according to Synchron’s Don Trapnell. ...

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Financial planning

The founder and director of the responsible entity for two MISs which were wound up owing around $200 million is fined $10,000 for failing to assist the liquidators....

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Superannuation

Consumer satisfaction with the financial performance of superannuation has climbed to its highest point since the global financial crisis according to research conducted ...

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Financial planning

The chair of Mariner Corporation has resigned only days after its chief executive officer did the same....

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Financial planning

Banking consumers still rate CBA as the leader among the country’s ‘Big Four’ for customer satisfaction, despite negative publicity surrounding the bank’s financial plann...

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People & Products

Investment advisory firm Frontier Advisors has announced appointments and internal promotions in different areas of the firm....

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Funds management

Regulatory changes to the Corporations Act intended to drive up the retail corporate bond market will not make a huge difference, according to industry insiders....

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Financial planning

A financial services benchmarking group has launched an invitation only adviser register and created a benchmark to measure the quality of advice and value proposition of...

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Superannuation

Chant West data showed super funds saw positive growth in July, with the median growth fund (61-80 per cent growth assets) producing 1.2 per cent...

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Funds management

A Victorian property developer who defrauded investors has been sentenced to five years and three months in jail, following an investigation by ASIC....

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