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Zurich Financial Services has added an interactive e-mail component to its web site but has stated it will not use the service to provide advice or sell products. Superan...

Financial planning

Consumer demand for quality financial advice will outstrip supply within five years, according to Zurich national manager, business development, Bob Ossey. ...

Financial planning

Consumer demand for quality financial advice will outstrip supply within five years, according to Zurich national manager, business development, Bob Ossey. Speaking at ...

Financial planning

A terminally ill man is suing Norwich Union Life Insurance and his financial adviser because Norwich terminated his near $1 million policy after discovering he had cancer...

Financial planning

All financial advisers need to manage their clients' emotions, expectations and economics - the 3Es. Once the 3Es are managed, the rest will fall into place. An invest...

Financial planning

The Labor Party will support the reforms outlined in CLERP 6 subject to a few amendments which will probably delay its introduction, says shadow minister for financial se...

Financial planning

Last month, a former Perth financial adviser was sentenced to the second longest jail term of any financial adviser in Australia when he was sentenced to 10 years behind ...

Financial planning

A WestpacTrust advertisement in New Zealand promising free advice from staff trained in savings and investment has angered many in the NZ financial planning industry....

Financial planning

Connelly Temple has been pulled up by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) over the wording of a brochure promoting its range of life in-surance prod...

Financial planning

Former Perth AMP financial adviser Anastasis Darcy Papas has been sentenced to 10 years jail on stealing and fraud charges totally $703,000....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is firing up its ef-forts to discourage investors from investing in dodgy tax driven investments....

Financial planning

The recent flurry of activity among Australia’s online brokers mirrors the price war which hit the US online broking market about three years ago. Stuart Engel examines a...

Financial planning

The continuing investigation into the failure of the Wattle Group has claimed an-other financial adviser....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is firing up its ef-forts to discourage investors from investing in dodgy tax driven investments....

Financial planning

Investment management software supplier DST International (DSTi) has picked up Melbourne based unit registry developer MaxTrak Technology for a sum described as “multi-mi...

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