FINANCIAL PLANNERS

Financial planning

Our lead in this edition of Money Management paints a bleak picture for dealer groups looking to hang on to their top producers or boost-ing their planner numbers to meet...

Funds management

Over the past few years, the Financial Planning Association has called on ASIC to regulate real estate agents who provide property investment advice. Shifting the spotlig...

Financial planning

Suncorp Metway is taking the lead from other banks and will almost double planner numbers in coming months in an effort to capitalise on its 2.5 million customers....

Financial planning

All four major banks have accelerated their activities in private banking in recent times, yet they consider this area still to be in its infancy in Australia. ...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has called on the Federal Government to provide advisers with capital gains tax exemptions while the industry adjusts to the new ...

Financial planning

The advent of on-line share trading appears to have been a harsh wake up call for stockbrokers. Zilla Efrat examines whether the Internet poses a threat to, or an opportu...

Policy & Regulation

A large proportion of Australians aged 18 to 59 are unaware of the tax benefits associated with life insurance and income protection, a recent survey commissioned by MLC ...

Financial planning

Direct share trading for financial planners has taken another leap forward with the ASX awarding the first Third Party Clearing (TPC) broker status to a Melbourne firm. A...

Financial planning

While financial planners are flat out this time of the year helping their clients, they shouldn't ignore their own end of year financial and business affairs. At least th...

Financial planning

Permanent Trustee Company is planning a major push into financial planning and investment advice....

Financial planning

Financial Planners are increasing their lead over accountants in the bid to win the hearts and minds of the investing public, according to a new report....

Financial planning

The Securities Institute will offer its first subject on the Internet, Financial Planning Principles and Practice, in a drive to bring higher education in the financial s...

Financial planning

KPMG's financial services arm may soon be on the market. ...

Financial planning

A group of financial planners and stock brokers have broken away from Potter Warburg to form a new financial planning and management services company with D&D Tolhurst....

Financial planning

Margin lending is a product that has traditionally polarised finan-cial planners. While it has enjoyed strong support from a number of planners, some have preferred to st...

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