FINANCIAL ADVICE

Policy & Regulation

The Financial Planning Association claims financial advisers working in the tax arena are ‘invisible’ to the ATO and are being prevented from sufficiently representing th...

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Features

Financial advisers are in a privileged position to help clients through key life stages and understanding their needs is key to the value of advice, Bryan Ashenden writes...

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Financial planning

ASIC has banned a former Magnitude Group adviser from providing financial services for three years after he breached best interests duty....

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Features

The financial advice industry needs to justify its use and/or retention of the various investment constituents that make up their portfolios to remain relevant, Clayton C...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has clarified the rules around which advisers can call themselves independently-owned and has provided a facilitative...

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People & Products

Financial services technology firm, MA Operator, has launched uXchange promising lower fees and straight through processing....

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Financial planning

The imposition of the new fiduciary rule in the US where advisers would be legally bound to act in the clients’ best interests demonstrated this trend was not limited to...

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Features

Wayne Wilson looks at the top factors that drive and improve financial advice practice profitability....

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Tools & guides

David Barrett looks at what financial advisers need to understand now that the TTR changes come into place....

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Financial planning

Major consultancy, KPMG, has urged that superannuation funds providing CIPRs be full licensed to provide financial advice....

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People & Products

Andrew Kennedy has been confirmed as chief executive of Total Financial Solutions Australia, moving up from his acting CEO role....

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Features

While the demand and need for financial advice is growing, advisers still feel that there are barriers to client acquisition and that the advice environment is challengin...

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Financial planning

The low number of practices with a succession plan, combined with an ageing financial advice industry, can mean principals will be forced to sell businesses at a much low...

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Features

Hope William-Smith looks at how changing family structures and the ageing population have required advisers to upgrade their estate planning expertise and how they are em...

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Tools & guides

Marcus Evans looks at super changes and what advisers need to know when dealing with SMSFs....

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