FINANCIAL ADVICE

Features

Now is the best time for advisers and advice businesses to take control of current opportunities to grow the profession and the industry, John de Zwart writes....

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Financial planning

ASIC has launched a digital toolkit aimed at helping Australians navigate financial advice and assist with the research....

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Financial planning

ASIC has banned a former Westpac financial adviser from providing financial services for eight years after finding cases of inappropriate advice provided to clients....

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that accountant licensing has thus far proved to be the revolution which has not quite happened but the clock is still ticking. ...

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Financial planning

Industry associations have welcomed the Federal Government’s introduction of the bill to mandate higher education and professional standards for advisers....

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Financial planning

The Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer, has introduced the bill to mandate professional standards and education into Parliament today....

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Financial planning

The financial advice market is at an inflection point of various underlying business models within Australia’s licensee brands, according to Fitzpatricks Private Wealth....

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Financial planning

NAB Financial Planning has announced deep cuts to its entry-level financial adviser roles as part of a realignment of its business....

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Funds management

New investors benefited more from the positive results from capital markets while older investors worried about the future, Australian Unity’s index showed....

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Policy & Regulation

The Governance Institute has urged the Senate to wait for hard evidence from a whistleblowing project from Griffith University before making recommendations rather than r...

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People & Products

Suncorp has announced it would offer white-labelled Challenger annuities via its adviser channel....

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Superannuation

Super funds have a chance to boost their financial advice offering and engage with members who craved increased returns amid unstable financial markets....

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Features

Trust needs to be established as a core competency to help deliver quality advice and to help consumer regain trust in financial services, Charmaine Cheung writes....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers have so far failed to tap into the untouched customer base of around 18.5 million people....

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Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank has offered almost $4.9 million in compensation to clients who received poor advice while it has offered compensation to 201 cases for poor advice i...

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