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Proving that advice is given in the best interests of clients is more critical than ever if financial planners want to avoid a day in court, writes Paul Resnik....

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers has a new president with Robin Yates this morning relinquishing the key role to former vice president Michael Murphy at the associat...

Financial planning

How do you charge fees to your clients – upfront or ongoing? The value of your practice could double depending on how you charge for your advice, writes John Ellison....

Financial planning

Advisers have been urged to stake a claim in the burgeoning $210 billion corporate superannuation market as the industry braces itself for the implementation of the choic...

Financial planning

Financial services software group FinaMetrica has launched what it claims is Australia’s first web-based risk tolerance assessment tool for consumers....

Financial planning

Tyndall Investment Management has appointed Penny Chin to the newly created position of credit and portfolio risk analyst within its fixed interest team....

Financial planning

AXA Asia Pacific has commissioned consultancy group Grant Samuel to conduct an independent valuation of its operations so that shareholders have a yardstick to compare it...

Financial planning

Madison Financial Group may be smaller in adviser numbers, but bigger is not always better as Ross Kelly discovers....

Financial planning

Mercer Wealth Solutions is continuing to steadily grow its professional ranks with the appointment of a head of business development for New South Wales and Queensland to...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has successfully taken claims to the Federal Court of Australia with the banning of a former Melbourne financial advi...

Financial planning

Mercer Investment Consulting head of research for retail products Chris Durack has been snared by Perpetual Investments to take on a new role covering research relationsh...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned a former Melbourne financial adviser from acting as a financial services representative for four years, af...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser for two years after deeming previous fraud convictions, while not rela...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is continuing to pursue Macquarie Towns Financial Services director John Michael Higgins, after yesterday call...

Financial planning

Mercer Wealth Solutions has recruited another ex-Bridgeport staffer to its Sydney office while adding another senior financial planner to its Adelaide operation....

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