FINANCIAL ADVISERS
Financial planning
The Australian Council of Trade Unions has used its submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into structure and operation of the superannuation industry to argue that whil...
Financial planning
A national survey of over 500 financial advisers conducted at a recent life risk roadshow by Zurich Financial Services Australia has found the reason behind the underinsu...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association has amended the level of experience it requires from its Certified Financial Planner candidates to better reflect that of a typical car...
Financial planning
Asteron has expanded the number of options available for financial advisers using its Wealthstar platform....
Financial planning
Commonwealth Financial Planning has implemented an internal staff development program that offers Commonwealth Bank employees a career path that will see them become fina...
Superannuation
ING and self-managed super fund service provider Super Concepts have introduced a new instrument called One2super to help financial advisers provide better services to th...
Financial planning
Investment house Tricom Equities has launched a new service specially designed to aid financial planners in managing model portfolios associated with separately managed a...
Editorial
So much has been written of Australians’ hearty appetites to endure debt in pursuit of property, that an argument that leverage is also a popular mechanism in the equity ...
Financial planning
The financial planning industry needs to forget about the role of industry superannuation funds and concentrate on the provision of professional and practical advice, acc...
Financial planning
A survey by ACNielsen Australia has found that nearly three-quarters of 3,000 respondents hold a positive impression of the services offered by planners....
Financial planning
Small-to-medium enterprise owners need to be educated about what financial planners do, according to Ross Cameron, former Liberal MP and director of Cameron Research Grou...
Financial planning
Transparency represents the key to the fee-for-service versus commissions debate, according to a survey of financial advisers conducted by Zurich Australia....
Funds management
The globalisation of financial markets has prompted a senior executive of fund manager Nicholas-Applegate to encourage investors to revise their approach towards emerging...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...