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Almost one-in-five CBA clients who have had their advice assessed by the bank’s Open Advice Review program have either rejected or not responded to the assessment....

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Financial planning

Advisers concerns over the impact the ‘three year responsibility period’ will have on their businesses must be a priority for the new Prime Minister....

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Life/Risk

Advised consumers were more likely to find insurance cover that matched their financial commitments and avoided the dangers of finding the right cover....

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Tools & guides

Financial planners play a vital role for clients during a relationship breakdown, and they must join hands with legal and tax advisers, Catherine Chivers writes....

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Life/Risk

Australian businesses are being urged to insure against the threats of cybercrime in the wake of data showing attacks are costing the nation $1 billion a year....

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Financial planning

Risk specialist practice, MBS Insurance, has joined the Bombora Advice group, as the business seeks to capitalise on the opportunities of the post-FOFA/Trowbridge era....

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Financial planning

Client loyalty towards advisers will decline in the coming decades, with social media and ‘likes’ set to become the new way of advertising....

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Life/Risk

The March quarter saw an $80 billion rise in property assets and such large allocations to the asset could expose households to higher interest rates and sudden falls in ...

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Financial planning

Advised retail policies have found to be cheaper than their direct policy counterparts across genders and different ages, research revealed....

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Financial planning

Former director of BD & WJ Hassell, Barry David Hassell, has been convicted of 39 charges of dishonest conduct and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment....

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Financial planning

Infocus Wealth Management has partnered with TWUSUPER to provide financial advice services to its members....

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Tools & guides

Col Fullagar explores a risk insurance advice court case to argue that financial advisers must “up the ante” in client services before judgements form precedent. ...

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Financial planning

Financial advice in Australia is held back by regulation focused on selling and letter of the law compliance that ignores the client according to an industry veteran....

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Editorial

A clear agenda is being prosecuted aimed at forcing the Government to hold a Royal Commission into the Financial Planning industry but do those pursuing the issue have cl...

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Financial planning

Financial planners are being encouraged to show their worth, with new research showing Australia’s 4430,500 millionaires are willing to up their spending on advice....

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