FINANCIAL ADVICE

Editorial

Planning acquisitions and platform restructure set scene for future performance....

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Financial planning

Following calls by the FPA for industry to work together in raising awareness around the benefits of financial advice, both ASIC and the FOS have given their support to F...

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Editorial

Industry Super Network CEO David Whiteley has made an appeal to financial advisers to give FOFA a chance to work before rushing to have the reforms amended. ...

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Rate the raters

If a product receives a glowing review by a research house and subsequently fails, should the research house be partly responsible? The Parliamentary Joint Committee rece...

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Financial planning

Two businesses specialising in providing support to small licensees said they were experiencing significant growth due to dealer group dissatisfaction and FOFA. ...

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Financial planning

The FPA has kicked off its financial planning week, which will allow consumers to get free financial advice from its members....

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Financial planning

A major law firm has warned Australian consumers against taking advice from bank financial planners....

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Financial planning

An Investment Trends survey conducted two months before FOFA came into effect revealed only 23 per cent of financial planners felt ready....

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Funds management

Macquarie Wrap has reached $4 billion in funds under administration (FUA) for its Consolidator Series of investment, superannuation and pension accounts....

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Financial planning

ISN chief David Whiteley has urged the next elected government to give FOFA a chance before abandoning it completely. ...

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Financial planning

The Coalition’s Paul Fletcher reaffirms a change in Government will see a change to key elements of FOFA....

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Financial planning

FPA is set to launch the Financial Planning Week later this month, which will see members provide pro-bono advice to unadvised consumers....

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Financial planning

Fairfax Media has decided to exit its financial services play, selling InvestSMART to Australasian Wealth Investments....

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Financial planning

Grandfathering will remain under a Coalition Government unless the client decides otherwise....

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Life/Risk

Zurich boss Colin Morgan says upfront commissions have an ongoing place in insurance advice....

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