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Financial planning

Financial adviser respondents to an ongoing Money Management survey say that while they back most of the objectives of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authorit...

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers has acknowledged that the financial adviser exam will likely act as a culling mechanism for inadequate advisers but has urged that t...

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Expert Analysis

Challenges such as fee pressure, regulation and increased competition are prompting advisers to rethink their service models, writes Arnie Selvarajah, CEO of Bell Direct....

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Financial planning

Advised investors are more confident, and hold more robust portfolios than the do-it-yourself, non-advised cohort, according to new research by Legg Mason....

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Financial planning

New research has suggested that when it comes to keeping clients happy, adviser soft skills are every bit as important as possession of a university degree for financial ...

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Superannuation

A new survey has revealed strong support for removing bank-provided “general” advice from the superannuation equation....

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Financial planning

Established and well-respected advice firms have little to fear from the Royal Commission, according to a new white paper from ClearView....

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Financial planning

Almost all Australians balancing family responsibilities and financial wellbeing believe they’re better off because of financial advice, according to a new Perpetual stud...

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Financial planning

The chairman of National Australia Bank, Ken Henry has told the Royal Commission he wishes the board had acted more promptly in dealing with a customer remediation proces...

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Financial planning

NAB chief executive, Andrew Thorburn, has defended some fees for no service charged by the bank as a “process issue” rather than dishonesty, as he came under fire at the ...

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Policy & Regulation

Authorised advisers need to make sure they’re on ASIC’s Financial Advisers Register by the end of the year, before new professional standards take effect, or risk being t...

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Superannuation

New analysis from Rice Warner has suggested that the removal of volume-based adviser fees would challenge superannuation just as much as it would challenge planning firms...

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Financial planning

Clime Investment Management has launched further into the planning space with Clime Private Wealth aimed squarely at high net worths....

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Financial planning

Westpac chief executive, Brian Hartzer has acknowledged that the big banking group is ‘thinking through’ the future of its advice business....

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Financial planning

The Institute of Managed Accounts Professionals has told the Royal Commission that managed accounts should be regarded as a form of advice rather than as a product....

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