FINANCIAL ADVISER

Editorial

Geoff Wilbow explains why the current superannuation contribution caps are counterproductive and inefficient....

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Superannuation

The financial services industry needs to do more to cater for women nearing or in retirement, although tailored services and products for women are lacking in general, ac...

Superannuation

Super fund members are reluctant to take up financial advice due to lack of knowledge in what the offering entails and the cost involved, according to research by Profess...

Financial planning

A former Sydney-based financial adviser has been charged with fraud for allegedly taking $600,000 from his clients’ accounts following an investigation by the Austr...

Financial planning

There is a distinct difference in adequate levels of insurance between people who have received financial advice and those who have not, according to a new piece of resea...

Financial planning

A Hillross business has been awarded the Advisory Firm of the Year accolade by the dealer group for its ‘future-proof’ business model....

Editorial

The life insurance market represented a driver for growth in the financial services industry last year and, according to Tower's Jim Minto, there is little likelihood the...

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Policy & Regulation

Paragem’s network expands as the company sees promise in the FOFA reforms....

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Financial planning

A new generation investment platform owned by Investorfirst, HUB24, has added 13 new non-unitised portfolios to its menu....

Financial planning

Despite the global economic downturn, positive investor sentiment is starting to return, which is good news for Australia, says Darren Moglia....

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Financial planning

Advisers and investors burnt by the collapse of the Prime Retirement and Aged Care Property Trust believe they have identified significant wrongdoing in the management of...

Financial planning

More financial planners may be getting their own Australian Financial Services Licences (AFSLs), but the real debate should be about fulfilling ongoing compliance obligat...

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Financial planning

AMP chief Craig Dunn has underscored the importance of financial planners in his company’s $14 billion acquisition of the Australian and New Zealand operations of l...

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Financial planning

Unrelenting professionalism and a firm commitment to training and education made Catherine Robson the clear winner of this year's Money Management Financial Planner of th...

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Financial planning

Form filling too often supplants personality in financial planning....

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