FINANCIAL ADVISER

Editorial

Nobody should be surprised by research released by major insurer TAL suggesting that people are more inclined to resort to the internet and search engines as a primary so...

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Financial planning

BlackRock’s inaugural global survey found clients highly value financial advice but only 15 per cent use it....

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Financial planning

Money Management has named Tupicoffs’ James Kenny its 2013 Financial Planner of the Year. ...

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Financial planning

A ‘discipline and punish’ style approach to compliance from auditors does little to stop licensees from repeating the same shortcuts and mistakes, a financial adviser bel...

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Editorial

Christine Swanson was one of the key driving forces behind the launch of the Association of Financial Advisers’ Inspire initiative, which was created to connect and encou...

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Superannuation

The global ETF industry has reached $2.3 trillion in assets under management, according to State Street Global Advisors' October ETF industry update. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft says the regulator has been examining all the submissions to the Senate Inquiry so ASIC can do a better job....

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Financial planning

Investec Australia rolls out lending offering to independent financial advisers....

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Funds management

Local ETF market set to pass $10 billion mark....

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Life/Risk

Around half of Australian adults are more likely to use the internet rather than visit a financial adviser or broker when researching or changing a financial product. ...

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Financial planning

Advisers should be fine-tuning their social media strategy to introduce their offerings to new prospective clients and answer basic questions, a financial planner believe...

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Funds management

Despite interest rates remaining at historic lows, AMP Capital says there are five alternatives to cash and term deposits that may provide investors with growth opportuni...

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Life/Risk

Financial advisers still face some high hurdles in trying to match clients’ risk insurance needs with solutions but there are ways of overcoming these challenges, writes ...

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Financial planning

The growth in Westpac-aligned planner numbers was one of the major reasons the bank’s wealth management division performed particularly well in the last year. ...

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Financial planning

Investors belonging to particular age groups are more satisfied with their financial planners than others....

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