FINANCIAL ADVICE

Financial planning

Almost all financial advice was scoped to a point, so lines between scaled and complex advice are quite blurred, according to AMP director of advice Scott Machin....

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Life/Risk

Improving consumer demand and sales volumes have bolstered life/risk adviser sentiment, according to the latest Zurich index....

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Financial planning

It used to be poor perception, but new research suggests the reasons for low take-up of financial advice are changing....

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Superannuation

SPAA has pointed accountants towards its Public Practice Certificate as at least a part of finding an answer to the new limited licensing arrangements replacing the accou...

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Life/Risk

Risk commissions paid to advisers have been under attack for some time. If they were to be completely eliminated, however, what would be a viable alternative? Col Fullaga...

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Editorial

There are signs a lack of precision in the legislation has left too much to the interpretation of ASIC in translating FOFA into workable regulations....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association's (FPA's) Ask an Expert Week has commenced and will run until 27 January....

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Financial planning

Engaging inactive clients will be one of the biggest challenges facing financial advisers in the post-FOFA world, according to executive general manager of advice and mar...

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Financial planning

AFSLs are placing greater focus on monitoring and supervision of their financial planner networks, according to Kate Humphries, general manager of Pathway Licensee Servic...

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Financial planning

In a bid to promote financial planning, members of the FPA will use an online forum to answer financial questions put by the Australian public....

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Editorial

2012 will stand as a watershed year for the Australian financial planning industry – the year during which the various elements of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) l...

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Editorial

Apart from volatile markets and investor sentiment, this year has also seen major policy developments, new investment trends and key career and business moves. Tim Stewar...

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Financial planning

The Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Senator Mathias Cormann, confirms he remains to be convinced on the need to legally restrict use of the term 'financial planner/adviser'....

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Financial planning

New platform launched to challenge planners in retail advice market....

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Financial planning

Grandfathering provisions in the FOFA legislation risk encouraging complacency in the advice industry, according to van Eyk Advice national practice manager Tony Zulli....

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