FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Superannuation

Sequencing risk can have a catastrophic impact on a SMSF, according to Michael E. Drew, professor of finance at Griffith University and partner at Drew, Walk & Co. ...

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Financial planning

Industry Super Network chief executive David Whiteley will find himself pitted against some of the financial planning industry's key executives at a Money Management/Asso...

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Financial planning

The role of the ‘platform’ continues to be at the heart of the provision of financial advice to Australians, both young and old....

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Superannuation

The same company which produced research claiming FOFA would make advice cheaper is now in the headlines for giving women more super than men....

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Financial planning

New US research suggests planners need to be careful about making assumptions about what female clients want....

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Financial planning

There are enough unknowns remaining in FOFA to create uncertainty for planners well into next year....

Editorial

Due to the wave of change ripping through the financial services industry, law firms specialising in this sector will be fighting for your business. Leanne Mezrani points...

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Financial planning

When AFA chief Brad Fox asked Roadshow attendees in Sydney to put their hands up if they thought the financial advice industry was a profession, only 5-10 per cent of peo...

Financial planning

Financial advisers tend to over-estimate the average investor’s knowledge of financial markets – but social media could help to stem this trend, a US study has found....

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Financial planning

Planners are already changing their commercial decisions on business acquisitions because of grandfathering issues. ...

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Editorial

Barry Lambert looks at the underlying value of an AFSL, why you might avoid buying one and the likely impact of licensing accountants. ...

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Financial planning

The AFA is working with Treasury to prevent the loss of grandfathering on existing clients when advisers change licensees. ...

Financial planning

OneVue has upgraded its Unified Managed Account platform to offer two separate investment package options plus a simplified fee structure....

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Life/Risk

Cultural shifts over the last few years might have resulted in consumers driving churn, according to an insurance executive....

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Financial planning

The concept of trust in financial planning has reached a critical juncture, writes Geoff Rimmer, and only bold measures will restore it. ...

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