FINANCIAL ADVICE

Financial planning

Platform providers will have an ideal opportunity to manage and run the opt-in requirement on behalf of financial planners, once the Government's Future of Financial Advi...

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Financial planning

RI Group, formerly RetireInvest, forms alliance with Tasmanian institution to provide financial advice....

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Financial planning

Two people have been banned from providing financial services for five and three years respectively, following separate investigations by the Australian Securities and In...

Financial planning

Count will apply for second AFSL and aim to become the IDPS operator and RSE with respect to its strategic platform offerings in response to the banning of volume-related...

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Financial planning

Sentiment among Australian financial advisers appeared to be heading down even before last week's Government announcement about the Future of Financial Advice changes....

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Policy & Regulation

Money Management wants to know how you feel about the proposed FOFA changes....

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Financial planning

IOOF Holdings has acquired a minority stake in boutique financial advice firm Patron Financial Advice....

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Superannuation

The Government has been warned of both cost and tax implications from banning all risk commissions within superannuation....

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Editorial

Financial planners could be forgiven for suffering reform fatigue - and the release, last week, of Richard St John's consultation paper, Review of compensation arrangemen...

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Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has confirmed transitional arrangements on volume rebates involving the grandfathering of those existing before 30 June, 2012....

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Superannuation

There is a massive disconnect between the demand for financial advice among super fund members and their willingness to pay for it, according to Investment Trends researc...

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Policy & Regulation

The FPA has outlined concerns about opt-in provisions and insurance bans within super outlined in the Government's Future of Financial Advice reforms....

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Superannuation

The Federal Government’s Future of Financial Advice reforms have banned all risk commissions in super and volume rebates at the same time as imposing a two-year opt-in on...

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Financial planning

Issues surrounding adviser liability remain a concern and will be discussed during the next phase of Government consultation regarding investor compensation, according to...

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Financial planning

The National Institute of Accountants (NIA) has opposed moves from financial planning bodies to have the use of the terms 'financial planner' and 'financial adviser' rest...

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