FEE-FOR-SERVICE

Financial planning

A survey of planners reveals most believe removing commissions will help the industry but not necessarily their own businesses....

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Financial planning

While recent government announcements mean Australia's financial planners are facing significant change, Damon Taylor writes that the shift in policy direction was well t...

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Financial planning

More than half of the financial planning practices surveyed by Centurion Market Makers have already transitioned to an explicit fee-for-service or asset-based fee model....

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Funds management

Advisers expect the switch from commission-based selling to fee-for-service will boost their use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) over the next 12 months, according to new...

Financial planning

AMP reiterates plans to scrap commissions by 1 July in favour of a fee-for-service model at its annual general meeting....

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Financial planning

Government reforms to commissions could provide an opportunity for planners to launch their own boutique advisory practice by taking on lower tier clients hived off by co...

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Financial planning

Investment Trends research reveals the industry’s intention to move to asset-based fee-for-service arrangements....

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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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Editorial

The debate about financial advice commissions has moved onto insurance products....

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Financial planning

Industry calls to develop more transparent fee structures in superannuation are fuelling demand for software companies to provide increased client information from admini...

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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

Godfrey Pembroke has been unable to provide details of how a shift towards fee for advice payments will be achieved....

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Financial planning

Cerulli predicted that only five master trust and wrap account providers would survive a round of price wars and industry consolidation by 2004. Is it possible they got t...

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Editorial

The recent announcement by the Australian Clearing House that it has added the first ETF to its list of acceptable collateral represents a watershed moment in the life of...

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Financial planning

CFS Custom Solutions has entered into a white label agreement to provide a platform solution for Guardian Financial Planning....

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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

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Insignia Financial has confirmed it is considering a preliminary non-binding proposal received from a US private equity giant to acquire the firm. ...

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Six of the seven listed financial advice licensees have reported positive share price growth in 2024, with AMP and Insignia successfully reversing earlier losses. ...

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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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