FINANCIAL ADVISER

Financial planning

The 21st Money Management Financial Planner of the Year award is underway, with entries being accepted until Monday, September 28, 2009. The winner will be jetting off to...

Editorial

Today there are few willing to defend commission payments, writes George Lucas. But are commissions the root cause of all that is wrong with the financial planning indust...

Financial planning

Zenith services a valuable addition to Planwealth's research division....

Financial planning

MLC program to cater for female advisers who want structured professional development together with mentoring and peer group interaction....

Financial planning

Product providers and financial advisers are going to be poles apart when it comes to the complexity of the service they provide: Stackpool....

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Financial planning

Planners should work with referral partners to achieve the best business succession outcome, writes JON DE FRIES....

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Editorial

Suncorp's profit for the 2008-09 financial year fell 40 per cent in what chairman John Story called a challenging year for the group....

Financial planning

With investors profiting from India's growth, the new political environment augurs well for the country's future prosperity, writes INDY SINGH....

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Financial planning

PETER FORREST writes that successfully managing your clients’ cash flow will steal their hearts....

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Financial planning

It is time to start putting Australia’s financial planning education regime into perspective so that new objectives can be pursued, writes RICK DI CRISTOFORO....

People & Products

AIA Australia has appointed Margaret Canavan as its group operations head, six years after she joined the risk insurer as a claims assessor....

Life/Risk

The Insurance Council of Australia has suggested the Government consider the introduction of a compensation fund as an adjunct to PI insurance....

Financial planning

A Queensland financial planner has used his submission to the Rippoll inquiry to question the motives and actions of industry superannuation funds in what he views as a "...

Editorial

Recent market volatility highlights the need for consistent client advice, writes Shane Pinkerton....

Financial planning

The term 'financial adviser' should be restricted to those who are regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....

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