FINANCIAL PLANNERS

Financial planning

Last year the industry was abuzz with discussion centred around a paper called Hypercompetition. Now, as JASON SPITS writes, a follow-up report has been released and the ...

Superannuation

Those operating in the financial services space and with a Web site should expect a visit from findmysuper.com, the company designed specifically to locate lost superannu...

Financial planning

Administration platforms such as master trusts and wraps do not provide benefits to clients and, in some cases, hide the inefficiencies of the financial planning industry...

Financial planning

Margin lending has continued to grab the interest and attention of the financial services industry with JDV announcing the rollout of a margin lending back office allianc...

Financial planning

Electronic transaction platform provider InvestmentLink has won over AMP Financial Planning and Hillross Financial Services to use its e-Portfolio service, which raises i...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Authority (FPA) in conjunction with industry players, has formed both a task force and a small working group to try and resolve the rising premiums...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has accused the Australian Tax Office (ATO) of discrimination over its decision to exclude financial planners from its settlement...

Financial planning

Sixty per cent of proactive investors who put their money into managed funds seek out the services of a financial planner, the, the Challenger/ASSIRT Proactive Investors...

Financial planning

This is the man on whom so much of the ANZ Bank’s joint venture with ING depends....

Financial planning

In a bid to provide adequate education and professional standards for advisers specialising in the self managed superannuation (SMSF) industry, the Strategist Group manag...

Financial planning

Rothschild Australia Asset Management will operate as an independent entity under the deal to combine its funds management business with Westpac Bank to create a new orga...

Financial planning

A Measuring success in this industry depends on your starting point. But, as TOM COLLINS writes, how often does the industry define success in terms of the benefits it ha...

Financial planning

A firm industry presence and successful network of financial planners has emerged as the standout features for the top three finalists in Money Management/Assirt’s FMOTY ...

Editorial

ANZ has made a record first half profit of $1.05 billion on the back of growth of corporate business, fee income and credit cards....

Financial planning

Australia’s largest dealer group is preparing to link practice management directly to financial rewards. GEORGE LIONDIS reports on what could be a revolution in adviser r...

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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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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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