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Funds management

There are signs that investors may be embracing hope, according to Hyperion's Tim Samway....

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Editorial

Richard Klipin made a shock exit from the Association of Financial Advisers to join ANZ-owned dealer group millennium3 in 2012....

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Financial planning

Specialist financial planning software provider IRESS announced this week it had released a new mobile application – XPLANtouch....

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Financial planning

A financial adviser has raised concerns about some of the marketing strategies used by banks to sell life insurance, which could have a negative financial impact on risk ...

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People & Products

Brad Fox confirmed as full-time replacement for Richard Klipin as AFA CEO....

Financial planning

With regulatory changes and increased professionalism set to dominate 2013, "doing nothing is not an option" for practice principals, according to Seaview Consulting dire...

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Superannuation

The Coalition doesn't believe the 1 July 2013 implementation date for MySuper is realistic, according to the Shadow Minister for Financial Services, Senator Mathias Corma...

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Financial planning

IRESS has announced the launch of XPLANtouch, a tablet app that allows financial advisers and clients to access personal and financial data and more easily track their pr...

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Financial planning

The provisions concerning general advice raise more questions about where the line is drawn between personal and general advice, according to King & Wood Mallesons specia...

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Superannuation

Super funds should not have to provide a significant event notice to their members if the replacement of a MySuper product is 'suggested', according to the Association of...

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that legally enshrining the term ‘financial planner/adviser’ is a necessary step towards creating a barrier to an industry being tarnished by spivs and...

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Financial planning

Estate planning is more than just writing a Will and certainly isn’t something that should be left until the last minute, writes Anna Hacker....

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Financial planning

Macquarie Financial Planning Software has launched a new online solution and upgraded its product set....

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Financial planning

Mathias Cormann, David Whiteley and John Brogden to debate MySuper implications in Sydney next week at a joint Money Management/Association of Financial Advisers thought ...

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Financial planning

Financial advisers will be able to better track key performance indicators as a result of new tools launched this week by Securitor....

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