FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Policy & Regulation

FOFA bills containing key opt-in amendments pass House of Representatives....

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Policy & Regulation

The Association of Financial Advisers urges Bill Shorten to become involved in FOFA discussion rather than allowing Industry Super Network to act as an intermediary....

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Policy & Regulation

Market neutral funds have been the best performing sector over the past five years, but high management fees are putting Australian investors off, according to research h...

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Financial planning

Specialist financial services iApp developer Omnium has unveiled what it says is the first iPhone application for risk insurance, branded for UK dealer group Openwork....

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Financial planning

A new service has been launched aimed at linking dealer groups with financial advice businesses....

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Policy & Regulation

Those who argue opt-in is unnecessary fail to understand the nature of proposed FOFA reforms, according to Sydney University academic Joanna Bird....

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Financial planning

The AIOFP has selected the OneVue platform as a new private label solution to partner with its privately owned Personal Choice Management platform....

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Financial planning

A financial advice matchmaking service that seeks to match financial advice practices with dealer groups looking to acquire practices has been launched in Brisbane....

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Life/Risk

BT Insurance has launched a range of new protection plans for homemakers and high net worth individuals as well as more flexible application processes for financial advis...

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Superannuation

An increasing number of people travel to Australia as non-residents, accumulating some savings in the Australian superannuation system. Daniel Butler and Tina Conitsiotis...

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Superannuation

Though the death of SMSFs may have been regularly predicted in years past, modelling within Deloitte's Dynamics of the Australian Superannuation System report, released i...

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Superannuation

SPAA says financial planners, auditors and accountants needed the 12-month delay to FOFA implementation....

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Editorial

The Government’s handling of FOFA risks entrenching an inappropriate advantage for superannuation funds with respect to the provision of financial advice, writes Mike Tay...

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Financial planning

This is a great time for financial advisers to reflect upon the concept of change in itself, and review some truths about effectively managing change, writes Sue Viskovic...

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Financial planning

After the introduction of the FOFA changes, financial advisers will need to use their soft skills to articulate the value of their advice. Chris Kennedy reports....

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