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If Industry Super Network has ended 2011 as the industry's big winner, it came at the expense of the financial planning industry....
Financial planning
The degree to which Australian financial planners are looking for more optimistic signals amid the current torrent of bad news has been revealed in new research released ...
Financial planning
As debate heats up over the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC's) proposed educational guidelines for financial advisers, training providers argue t...
Editorial
Col Fullagar looks at the issue of surveillance during claims management and the financial adviser’s role in making sure the client is treated fairly. Is surveillance an ...
Editorial
How do you keep financial planning clients engaged for the long-term in an age of instant gratification and continuing market volatility? The answer may lie in the client...
Policy & Regulation
The Financial Ombudsman Service has told the Parliamentary Joint Committee that the FOFA bills may need to be amended to prevent clients of financial advisers being unwit...
People & Products
Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed Stuart Meyers to the role of NSW regional sales manager, life risk....
Financial planning
Research and ratings house van Eyk has gone digital with the launch of a new iPad app, The van Eyk View - a monthly version of van Eyk's long-running client newsletter....
Policy & Regulation
The Industry Super Network (ISN) has urged the Parliamentary Joint Committee to leave FOFA intact and lamented Government concessions on risk in superannuation and annual...
Policy & Regulation
Professional Investment Services (PIS) warns that Shorten's approach of introducing FOFA in tranches has inherent dangers....
Superannuation
Nicholas Ali outlines the importance of lodging the correct Australian Taxation Office (ATO) form before commencing a pension. ...
Policy & Regulation
A new legal analysis of the FOFA reforms suggests financial advisers will have to go further than simple disclaimers in seeking to provide limited advice....
Financial planning
Fee-for-service financial advisers will be more likely to find value in unbundling services rather than using an all-in-one wrap, according to Sharesight executive direct...
Financial planning
Australian financial planners and their clients have had to live with higher than normal levels of market volatility for much of the past three years as both a consequenc...
Financial planning
The tortuous progress of the FOFA reforms and ongoing industry consolidation has defined 2011 for the financial services sector, write Tim Stewart and Milana Pokrajac....
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...