FINANCIAL ADVISER

Financial planning

ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from a Commonwealth Financial Planning financial adviser that sees him banned from financial services for two years for faili...

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Financial planning

New research reveals growing numbers of financial planners willing to recommend industry super funds, while NAB/MLC emerge as top brand....

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Policy & Regulation

The FPA has warned the Parliamentary Joint Committee the FOFA bills, as drafted, will fail to meet the objectives of better and more accessible financial advice....

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Policy & Regulation

NAB/MLC have warned that FOFA fee disclosure proposals will add millions to the financial advice process....

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People & Products

BetaShares Capital has appointed Vinnie Wadhera as director, portfolio and national account sales....

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Financial planning

With widespread industry concern surrounding the proposed changes, all eyes remain firmly locked on the progress of the FOFA reforms as we move into 2012 and ever-closer ...

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Financial planning

Having completed a rebranding and a strategic repositioning, Guardian Advice enters 2012 with an ambitious plan to expand its financial adviser base over the next three y...

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Superannuation

Colonial First State's radical revamp of its FirstChoice platform had the ambitious goal of putting an end to the "fruitless debate" surrounding the fees charged by indus...

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Financial planning

Omniwealth has launched a new dealer group website aimed at promoting its best of breed services to its independent financial adviser network....

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Financial planning

Macquarie Life has launched a new online service, WebConnect, aimed at helping financial advisers, insurance brokers and their clients....

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Financial planning

The provision of scaled and limited financial advice, particularly over the phone, will be a key value proposition in attracting both financial advisers and clients to AN...

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Financial planning

Financial advisers looking to sell books of lower value clients due to Future of Financial Advice changes should first look at other options such as reducing the cost of ...

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Financial planning

ClearView Wealth has announced the launch of a private label wrap platform for superannuation, retirement income and investor-directed portfolio service (IDPS) accounts....

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Superannuation

While Industry Super Network has made considerable gains against the financial planning industry in its campaign against commissions there remains increasing concerns abo...

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Financial planning

If Industry Super Network has ended 2011 as the industry's big winner, it came at the expense of the financial planning industry....

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