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Concerns have been raised about ASIC appearing to unilaterally urge consumers away from asset-based fees....
Financial planning
Financial planning dealer groups and practice principals are rethinking staff incentivisation packages in light of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, although...
Accounting
National Institute of Accountants members vote overwhelmingly to change names and embrace 'Public Accountant' designation....
Policy & Regulation
The National Institute of Accountants (NIA) has launched an assistance program focused on the proposed Future of Financial Advice reforms, which the association says will...
People & Products
Australian Unity has appointed Mark Oliver to head up its risk insurance channel and help strengthen the firm’s relationship with accounting firms....
Financial planning
Financial advice issues are still a significant factors in complaints handled by the Financial Ombudsman Service....
Policy & Regulation
Academic claims ASIC got fiduciary duty wrong and really meant ‘best interests’....
Financial planning
Calls for the removal of Approved Product Lists have emerged, with some industry participants claiming they have the potential to erode the quality of advice given to cli...
Financial planning
Former High Court judge and patron of the SPAA, Sir Anthony Mason, believes intra-fund advice should be subject to the same fiduciary duty obligations as full advice....
Financial planning
BlackRock's exchange traded funds business in Australia, iShares, has reached $1 billion in assets under management three years after the launch of its first suite of int...
Financial planning
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has announced a plan that will see its Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner (FchFP) designation positioned into a pathway t...
Financial planning
Lobby groups with vested interests sparked the endless debate around adviser remuneration, which is clouding the issue of inadequate levels of retirement savings and chro...
Financial planning
Macquarie Banking and Financial Services Group (MBFSG) has reappointed Mercer to provide investment research and consulting services for the next three years....
Financial planning
Outsourced paraplanning provider Outplan has partnered with COIN to launch a training course for paraplanners, which would mainly focus on developing skills around the ef...
People & Products
Zurich Financial Services Australia has added an investment specialist and two business development managers to its investment team....
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So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...