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Financial planning

A record number of students from different universities put their hand up for a cash prize and a boost to their professional standards at the AMP University Challenge....

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Financial planning

Financial planners who act as gatekeepers for clients are working towards their retirement date having missed the next growth area of financial advice....

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Financial planning

Bravura Solutions recruits Minter Ellison’s Martin Deda as new CFO....

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Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank has moved to inject plaintiff law firms into its advice review processes....

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Financial planning

Almost half of Australians worry they won’t be able to uphold their current way of living due to growing cost pressures, a survey has revealed. ...

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Superannuation

A centre-left think tank believes there is no proof that mandating independent directors on not-for-profit superannuation funds would enhance fund performance....

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Superannuation

Self-Managed Superannuation Fund service providers with origins in accounting tend to be bigger and more profitable than those that started out as financial planner or ad...

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Policy & Regulation

AIOFP has called on the Federal Government to reintroduce an ownership disclosure regime and for the equal prosecution of executives who have overseen poor advice....

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Financial planning

Yellow Brick Road moved to acquire non-bank mortgage manager Resi, partly thanks to a recent capital raising arrangement. ...

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) response to the Commonwealth Bank financial planning fallout has elicited a scathing retort from the Association of Independent...

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Financial planning

Recent policy changes have made preparation – and the role of planners – more critical than ever in the post-retirement space. However, even for planners, it’s not an eas...

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Superannuation

Publicly-listed MDS Financal Group moves to acquire Sequoia Financial Group....

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Financial planning

The financial services sector is dragging its feet when it comes to online business transactions, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said....

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Superannuation

Separately managed accounts’ (SMA) centralised reporting function makes them a superior option to managed funds, particularly following the growth of self-managed super f...

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Editorial

While fixed income can still offer compelling value for advisers and investors, there are a few road traps to be mindful of, Ross Kent writes....

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