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Financial planning

MLC has launched what it describes as its “new-look” client and financial adviser websites, AdviserOnline and MyClient....

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Financial planning

Macquarie Life has attributed communications and call centre support as key reasons for it being awarded Five Star status in the Beaton Benchmarks 2011 – Life Insurance I...

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Financial planning

Despite ongoing lobbying by financial planners, there exists no certainty that key independents Rob Oakeshott and Andrew Wilkie will support key FOFA amendments....

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Financial planning

The Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, says the Financial Planning Association has been the most influential financial planning body i...

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Financial planning

While the proposed Future of Financial Advice changes and their potential impact on financial advisers remain the hot topic, there is another acronym - TOFA - which deser...

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Editorial

Are multi-asset funds the next big thing, deja vu - or perhaps a bit of both? Janine Mace reports....

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Financial planning

Young investors, those who have only used a financial adviser for a short time and those with minimal investments are the most dissatisfied when it comes to financial adv...

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Life/Risk

The financial advice industry is failing to do enough to convince consumers of the need for adequate insurance cover, according to Tim Browne, general manager for retail ...

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Financial planning

An overwhelming majority of financial planners and brokers agree bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) need to be better explained before they are accepted, according to a su...

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Financial planning

MLC has announced an overhaul of its MasterKey Fundamentals platform, which includes lowering its administration fees and adding a range of investment options it claims g...

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Financial planning

An ASIC consultation paper has proposed that research houses improve transparency and clearly separate their business units in order to manage real or perceived conflicts...

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Financial planning

The ageing population and the ATO's recent draft pensions ruling highlights the need to review clients' overall succession planning, according to Daniel Butler and Nathan...

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Superannuation

The ageing population and the ATO's recent draft pensions ruling highlights the need to review clients' overall succession planning, according to Daniel Butler and Nathan...

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Financial planning

The concerns about FOFA held by Australian financial planners have been placed in a global context....

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Financial planning

Financial planners working in bank branches are less satisfied with their support system than those working for independent or even institutionally-owned dealer groups, a...

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