FINANCIAL ADVICE

Financial planning

ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from a Commonwealth Financial Planning financial adviser that sees him banned from financial services for two years for faili...

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Financial planning

BFPPG urges PJC to recognise need to separate product from financial advice by banning volume rebates....

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Financial planning

New research reveals growing numbers of financial planners willing to recommend industry super funds, while NAB/MLC emerge as top brand....

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Policy & Regulation

The FPA has warned the Parliamentary Joint Committee the FOFA bills, as drafted, will fail to meet the objectives of better and more accessible financial advice....

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Policy & Regulation

NAB/MLC have warned that FOFA fee disclosure proposals will add millions to the financial advice process....

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Policy & Regulation

The FOFA changes have failed to provide an appropriate model for fees to be charged for services provided on a group basis, significantly disadvantaging those assisting c...

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Financial planning

With widespread industry concern surrounding the proposed changes, all eyes remain firmly locked on the progress of the FOFA reforms as we move into 2012 and ever-closer ...

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Financial planning

Having completed a rebranding and a strategic repositioning, Guardian Advice enters 2012 with an ambitious plan to expand its financial adviser base over the next three y...

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Policy & Regulation

ANZ urges the Government to reconsider its FOFA timetable and an alignment with MySuper....

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Financial planning

HUB24, the investment and superannuation platform business of Investorfirst, has added two more dealer groups to its client list....

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Financial planning

Many superannuation fund members will not engage in financial advice unless it is paid for from super administration fees....

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Financial planning

The provision of scaled and limited financial advice, particularly over the phone, will be a key value proposition in attracting both financial advisers and clients to AN...

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Funds management

Former co-head of iShares Tim Bradbury has launched ETF Consulting, a specialist exchange traded fund (ETF) consulting and training firm targeting financial advisers, ins...

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Policy & Regulation

ASIC will release regulatory guidance on FOFA reforms in time for a 1 July 2012 implementation date - if the bills pass parliament in time....

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Financial planning

Bill Shorten has been delivered a mega-portfolio by being elevated to Cabinet as Minister for Workplace Relations while retaining responsibility for both financial servic...

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