FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Financial planning

Financial advisers have echoed concerns by the Australian Lawyers Alliance that super tax changes will impact those who are catastrophically disabled, calling on the FPA ...

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Financial planning

Financial advisers are spending considerable time and resources in developing their client presentation but falling short in the client interaction process....

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Superannuation

AFA president Michael Nowak is calling for an amnesty on changes to super in next month’s Federal Budget in order to restore consumer confidence in the retirement system....

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Financial planning

Due to conflicts surrounding the link between product and advice, large parents of financial planning groups should use monitoring mechanisms to ensure the advice provide...

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Editorial

Many investors are paying active fees and ending up with index-like returns, writes Jonathan Ramsay....

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Funds management

Australians who lost money investing in the now-collapsed LM First Mortgage Income Fund have limited opportunity to recoup losses due to bad advice, Slater & Gordon has w...

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Financial planning

AFA has launched a new initiative to “connect and support” females across the financial advice industry....

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Editorial

“If you don’t think financial advice on life insurance is a problem area for ASIC and for industry, please think again.” ...

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Financial planning

The major industry bodies have welcomed the introduction of legislation into Parliament that will enshrine the terms ‘financial planner’ and ‘financial adviser’ in law....

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Financial planning

Mortgage Choice Financial Planning is trialing a new charging model for its financial planning services, which will involve clients being presented with a pricing menu....

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Financial planning

New research reveals high degree of indecision on codes of conduct and opt-in....

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Financial planning

Eight-five per cent of financial planning practices do not formally ask their clients for feedback, according to Business Health director Terry Bell....

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Financial planning

CommInsure has launched a new product which it claims will allow financial advisers the ability to offer clients quotes on CommInsure life insurance products anytime, any...

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Financial planning

Financial advisers practising within managed discretionary account (MDA) arrangements may seek the stability of a larger, more established MDA operator in order to meet A...

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Financial planning

For clients to be fully engaged with their financial affairs they must have enough knowledge to understand what’s happening and why, says business mentor Dean Lombardo....

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