FINANCIAL ADVICE

Financial planning

Despite financial planning being the most valued service offered by a super fund, only a small percentage of members use it....

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Editorial

Pre-listing purchase set to boost scale and offering of superannuation services for OneVue. ...

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Editorial

Australian Unity’s financial services business defied sluggish growth trends across the rest of the group to lift its FUM by a record $3.2 billion in the half year to Dec...

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Financial planning

New online advice platform offers full financial plans for as little as $199....

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Superannuation

The relaunch comes with the prospect of allowing sales commissions back into financial advice, ISA says. ...

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Editorial

IOOF chief executive Chris Kelaher signals the company will look for growth off the back of a solid result underpinned by advice and inflows. ...

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Policy & Regulation

ASFA has differentiated itself from the other major super organisations by not buying into the FOFA debate beyond supporting the retention of intrafund advice. ...

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Financial planning

The FPA warns the Government some FOFA amendments could re-introduce commissions into the advice space and increase the risk of mis-selling. ...

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Superannuation

ASIC warns property spruikers to steer clear of SMSFs or risk action over providing unlicensed product advice. ...

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Financial planning

Allowing advisers and clients to 'agree’ on the scope of advice makes way for a variety of manipulation, says AIST....

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Accounting

The SPAA conference has highlighted the continuing disagreement on accountants limited licensing. ...

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Financial planning

Aligned and non-aligned advice should be covered by separate legislation and definitions, according to an advice business broker....

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Financial planning

Watering down financial advice laws could expose consumers and regulators to another Storm Financial-type crisis, ISA says. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC could roll-out a national adviser competency exam for $300, linking it to a register of licensed advisers. ...

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Financial planning

Adviser education programs are at risk of being severely cut because the way they are funded is seen as conflicted remuneration, says AFA. ...

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