FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Financial planning

As the world looks to right the wrongs of the global financial crisis, one major problem still needs to be tackled by the wealth management sector - consumer confidence....

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Financial planning

Online information portals could be powerful tools for advisers to engage their clients in the difficult discussion of risk insurance, and two such portals were recently ...

Financial planning

Tower Australia has appointed two new members to its risk new business team, with Jason Scott joining the company as national fulfilment manager for retail life and Helen...

Financial planning

Advisers are underestimating the return potential of fixed income with a focus on reducing volatility, according to PIMCO....

Life/Risk

Mike Taylor leads a roundtable discussion about the challenges facing the insurance industry. Topics covered include underinsurance, reaching younger consumers and advise...

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Editorial

The fallout from the GFC has shaken consumer confidence in the financial services sector, prompting an increase in direct investments. Janine Mace takes a look at what th...

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Editorial

The Ripoll Review recently proposed the introduction of a statutory fiduciary duty for financial advisers. Tim Browne examines the importance of such an obligation for th...

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People & Products

The chairman of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), David Turner, has announced the appointment of Brian Long as an independent non-executive director of the bank....

Financial planning

More women are emerging as both investors and financial services professionals in what has largely been perceived as a male-dominated environment, according to industry h...

Financial planning

A new survey of financial services CEOs reveals they expect further industry consolidation and fewer planners....

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Financial planning

Many financial advisers are already getting a head start on transitioning to a fee-for-service business model nearly two years out from a prospective ban on some commissi...

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Financial planning

Colonial First State’s (CFS’s) wrap platform, FirstWrap, has reached its $1 billion in funds under advice milestone - one year after it was launched....

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is partnering with the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) to educate its members about responsible investme...

Financial planning

ANZ-owned dealer group Millennium3 Financial Services has withdrawn its principal membership of the Financial Planning Association....

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Financial planning

Dr Pamela Hanrahan has been confirmed as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC's) newly appointed regional commissioner for Queensland....

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