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Big spenders putting pressure on planners

Financial advisers are facing an ethical dilemma as they buckle under immense pressure from agribusiness investment scheme managers with large marketing budgets....

Financial planning

NAB's Aviva acquisition to go to ACCC

The NAB's acquisition of Aviva's wealth management business will make it the largest player in the field, justifying a close look by the Australian Competition and Consum...

Financial planning

Financial adviser compliance: how much is enough?

Tim King discusses what financial services licensees should be ready for in compliance when a regulator comes knocking. ...

Financial planning

ASIC called on to intervene on portfolio reviews

Boutique advice firm Align Financial has called on ASIC to ensure all clients of financial planners are provided with mandatory ongoing portfolio reviews....

Financial planning

FPA chief hits out at Choice campaign to ban commissions

Consumer group Choice is lobbying the Government to ban what it describes as "perverse incentives" paid to financial advisers that serve to make the advice consumers rece...

Financial planning

Association of Financial Advisers says fee-for-service won't guarantee better advice

Fee-for-service still undefined; consumers have a right to know what is included in the fee and be able to sign off on the costs....

Accounting

Accounting alliances helping to drive Hillross growth

Dealer group Hillross is exploiting a growing trend by accounting firms to include financial planning in their offering to help drive its growth....

Financial planning

My, how times have changed

In the 15 years since I linked up with Bodinnars Financial Planning, now part of the Fiducian Group, a myriad of changes have taken place in our industry. ...

Financial planning

Making somebody else’s hindsight your foresight

Paul Resnik and Dan Ratner share their different industry experiences to present this insight into the future of financial planning....

Financial planning

The search for safety

While direct property has fared better than listed property trusts in recent times, they are not necessarily a safe haven, writes Damon Taylor. ...

Financial planning

Call for clients to be able to turn off commissions

Investors in retail fund products should be given the right to turn off a trail payment if they feel they are not receiving any service from their nominated adviser, acco...

Financial planning

Looking for share investment advice in all the wrong places

There’s still more to say when it comes to forecasts, timing the market and financial advisers, says MICHAEL DALE....

Financial planning

Who owns the margin lending client?

Under the new margin lending regulations, margin lenders will have responsibility for informing clients of margin calls, unless separate arrangements are put in place to ...