"FINANCIAL PLANNING"

Superannuation

The Australian Institute of Superannaution Trustees has urged ASIC to extend its general advice class order to dictate greater transparency around adviser relationshps wi...

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Funds management

Perpetual Limited’s acquisition of The Trust Company and completion of its Transformation program has paid solid dividends....

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Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has pointed to the degree to which super funds are trimming and tightening TPD definitions and reducing automatic acceptanc...

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Life/Risk

Claims that life/risk advisers have been getting 120 per cent upfront commissions are a myth with the real figure being substantially lower....

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Editorial

Money Management’s Mike Taylor writes that, for the AFA, the whole life/risk reform process was a case of damned if you do and damned if you don’t....

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Life/Risk

Synchron has the major insurers tendering on a level premium, set-term remuneration model as it argues that claw-backs can be unfair....

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People & Products

NAB Wealth has recruited internally, appointing Brendan Johnson as the new general manager of Apogee....

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Financial planning

IOOF managing director, Chris Kelaher, says it's mischievous to link the allegations against IOOF to planners or financial advice....

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People & Products

AdviserLogic software team launches para-planning focused AdviceSimplicity platform....

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Editorial

Is CPA Australia’s financial planning venture an assertive move to lift industry standards or an act of post-exemption self-preservation?...

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Financial planning

IOOF seeks to rebuff newspaper allegations and points to ongoing legal disputation with a former employee....

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Policy & Regulation

The financial planning policy debate is far from settled and, as Mike Taylor reports, there are at least four factors in play likely to impact planners and the way they d...

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association says tax complexity is driving the need for advice at the same time as creating a cost impediment to accessing advice....

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Policy & Regulation

The Greens have put the super settings into play as part of a deal with the Government to support the passage of the Budget changes tightening the pension asset test....

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Tools & guides

Alena Miles explains why marriage should prompt advisers to re-visit clients’ estate planning. ...

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