FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Financial planning

AMP will make it mandatory for nearly 2000 planners to be members of a professional association. ...

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Financial planning

More than half of advisers in the industry have been approached by one or more dealer group asking them to switch, according to a CoreData survey....

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Superannuation

The Industry Super Network has launched an advertising campaign focused on the payment of commissions with respect to financial advice around superannuation....

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Superannuation

On the back of a weakening Australian dollar, investors have shown particular interest in currency ETFs, according to Alex Vyonkur, managing director of BetaShares....

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Financial planning

After much debate, FOFA is set to hit the beach in a matter of days on 1 July. D-Day is imminent – and a survival strategy for planners is now absolutely imperative, writ...

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Financial planning

Financial solutions provider Rubik Financial has launched a COIN Software-integrated iPad app to provide financial advisers with real-time access to client data....

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Life/Risk

Choosi’s parent company Hollard Financial Services has agreed to change the way it promotes funeral insurance under the Real Insurance brand, as a result of concerns rais...

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Life/Risk

Life Insurer AIA Australia has signed with HUB24 to provide access to and management of its risk insurance products for financial planners via HUB24’s online platform. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC seeks industry input on a shift to higher knowledge and skills levels for planners. ...

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Accounting

Accountants accept TASA outcome, saying it is the ultimate outcome rather than the journey that matters. ...

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Financial planning

Legal advisory firm The Fold has moved to enhance the availability of its FOFA White Pages offering into an online product....

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Financial planning

The AFA has partnered with Kaplan Professional to provide formal and practical education to its members....

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Financial planning

BT’s Bryan Ashenden explains why the best interest duty is in everyone’s best interests....

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Editorial

The Federal Government and ASIC insist that life/risk churn is real and that it is a serious issue. There exist many advisers in the life/risk space who believe ASIC and ...

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Financial planning

The majority report of the PJC clears the way for TASA legislation with the only concession being a transition period....

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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