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Having a human adviser could increase a client’s mental wellbeing by over 50%, a recent Vanguard survey has found, along with adding portfolio and financial value....

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Financial planning

Iress has reinvested in its core Australian trading and advice activities, including a digital advice capability, as it believes Australian clients have been “underserved...

Editorial

Around a year in the making, the Quality of Advice Review continues to divide an industry looking for meaningful reform. ...

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Financial planning

MLC Life Insurance and Praemium have signed MOU’s to collaborate on Iress’ Connectivity Network....

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Financial planning

With Australians increasingly reluctant to discuss finances, Sydney adviser Jessica Brady has launched an online financial literacy course which hopes to empower young pe...

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Financial planning

New data from Kaplan Professional has found digital modules around ethics and professionalism have been among the most-popular offerings for advisers. ...

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Financial planning

According to two financial advisers, working alongside numerous professionals is imperative to providing balanced client support. ...

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Financial planning

Recommendations like the removal of SOA requirements and embracing digital advice have been strongly endorsed by industry groups, who state this is ‘the time for bravery’...

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Financial planning

The Joint Association Working Group (JAWG) has written an open letter to the financial services minister Stephen Jones stating the QOA must avoid “easy wins”....

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Financial planning

The SMSF Association, in partnership with the Financial Planning Association (FPA), is set to release an express pathway for the SMSF Specialist Advisor (SSA) program....

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Financial planning

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has advocated for banning unsolicited calls to consumers from advisers and financial planning businesses. ...

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Financial planning

Phil Anderson, CEO of the Association of Financial Advisers, is hopeful the Government will embrace the ‘brave’ ideas put forward by Michelle Levy in the Quality of Advic...

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Financial planning

Adviser Ratings has provided a closer look at some of the themes expected to dominate the advice industry this year....

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Financial planning

The advisory company announced their subsidiary firm, Moggs Accounting + Advisory, has acquired a Victorian accounting firm....

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Financial planning

With its advanced ability to streamline and simplify content, one adviser believes AI chatbot ChatGPT could prove a useful tool in providing financial advice as well as b...

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