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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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Financial planning

Genesys Wealth Advisers has expanded it adviser numbers by 26 since May, adding four new practices to boost its adviser numbers to nearly 200. ...

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Editorial

The Association of Financial Advisers was right to open talks with Treasury officials around the status of grandfathering when planners move between one licensee and anot...

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Financial planning

Matrix promotes two staffers and outsources paraplanning...

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Financial planning

Planner sentiment has taken a dive over the last three months and there is more than one reason for it, according to Wealth Insights....

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Financial planning

Legacy products and commission payments associated with them will continue to be a factor in adviser remuneration, but that doesn’t mean the conflict will remain, accordi...

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Financial planning

Industry body Boutique Financial Planners has called for clear disclosure of licensee ownership after Roy Morgan research revealed a large percentage of consumers were no...

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Financial planning

ASIC claims it had concerns about the quality of financial advice being delivered in Australia before the collapse of Storm and the Commonwealth FP enforceable undertakin...

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