FINANCIAL PLANNERS

Superannuation

The sad truth is that many clients will not be able to retire when they want to. Mike Taylor reports....

Financial planning

Advance Funds Management is seeking to enhance its market presence with the St George Bank-owned asset manager announcing a brand re-launch and plans to bolster relations...

Financial planning

Accountants and financial planners work in the same space but often don’t see eye to eye. Jason Spits finds out where the stumbling blocks are and what planners can do to...

Financial planning

THe Argyle Partnership partner Peter Bobbin says while the legal industry remains largely untapped as a referral source by financial planners, solicitors themselves make ...

Financial planning

When it comes to risk advice, matching up with an experienced life adviser is probably the way to go, says Mike Taylor....

Financial planning

Financial planners frequently form strategic alliances with other professionals. These relationships are often fairly loose, but there are many good reasons to make them ...

Financial planning

Strong and ongoing relationships between accountants and financial planners sounds like the stuff of fiction but some success stories can be found....

Financial planning

The Macquarie Group has stamped its name on this year's Assirt service level awards, taking out top place in both the funds management and platform categories after comin...

Financial planning

Financial advisers have been called on to do themselves and the industry a favour by driving ‘bad eggs’ out of the industry....

Financial planning

There is one major theme I want to canvass over the next few months – the chain of broken promises from financial planners, research houses, investment managers and the r...

Financial planning

Financial planners have generally steered away from partnering with mortgage brokers, but it may be time to reconsider. Mike Taylor reports....

Financial planning

Financial planning software provider IWL released VisiPlan version 5.8 last week and is already gearing up for version 5.9 – to be released in late October and include op...

Financial planning

Adviser Ratings, the group set up by David Child to rate financial planners, has dropped its upfront fee for an assessment....

Financial planning

Last week a senate committee released its recommendations on retirement income and as Freya Purnell writes politicians remain divided on the issue despite widespread indu...

Financial planning

AXA has launched a scheme to buy clients from financial planners and pass them on to new planners using buyer of last resort principles....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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