FINANCIAL ADVICE

Financial planning

The Australian Bankers' Association has warned of the consequences of too much focus being placed on superannuation in the provision of financial advice....

Financial planning

The Industry Super Network has paid for new research into financial planning. The research predicts a rosy future for intra-fund advice, but little change for holistic ad...

Financial planning

Big West Australian fund GESB wants more effort put into telling consumers about the value of advice....

Financial planning

Australian women are more likely to seek financial advice from friends and family, while men are more likely to get advice from the media or a professional....

Editorial

Bryan Ashenden takes a look at the far-reaching impact the recommendations of the Ripoll Inquiry could have on the financial services industry....

Financial planning

Consultum head Stuart Abley argues while fee-for-service will benefit the industry, both advisers and clients must retain the right to choose their remuneration model....

Financial planning

Perpetual warns the Government against adopting a default approach to the provision of advice within super....

Financial planning

Consumer group Choice has argued financial advice is not always necessary in super and can actually disadvantage consumers....

Financial planning

ASFA has urged the Cooper Review to separate out advice fees in relation to super and to eliminate commission-based remuneration....

Financial planning

AIST calls for subsidisation of pre-retirement financial advice and tax deductibility for other advice....

Financial planning

A Financial Services Partners (FSP) practice has created an education tool intended to help members of generations x and y see the value in getting financial advice....

Editorial

A recent parliamentary report lamented the poor educational skills of 'mum and dad' investors and their inability to critically analyse retail investment products. But is...

Financial planning

Having proven itself resilient, it is time for the Australian funds management industry to take its skills and experience to the world, writes John Brogden....

Superannuation

SMSF trustees making changes to their portfolio were more likely to have followed planning advice to seek better returns, while more than half of non-SMSF investors made ...

Editorial

The findings of the Ripoll Inquiry have been broadly welcomed by the financial planning industry, but as Mike Taylor reports, they will ultimately be diluted by the findi...

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