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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has announced changes to its Code of Professional Practice in order to bring it in line with the Australian Securities and Investment C...

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Financial planning

The financial planning university challenge run through AMP's Horizons program has attracted more than twice the number of entrants than in its first year, with a La Trob...

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Financial planning

Five financial planners have been selected as finalists for the Money Management Financial Planner of the Year 2012 award....

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Financial planning

AMP's Horizons Academy has linked with the University of New South Wales, allowing graduates to use credits towards financial planning degrees that are then linked to the...

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Financial planning

Countplus has acquired a 25 per cent stake in South Australian professional services firm Hood Sweeney....

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Editorial

The trouble with APES 230 is that it goes much further than FOFA, with a prohibition on commissions and the elimination of asset-based fee arrangements....

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Editorial

On all the available evidence, the financial services industry is well on its way to finding a remuneration formula capable of meeting both the Government's requirements ...

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Editorial

A Money Management/Association of Financial Advisers forum dealing with the Financial Services Council’s framework on life/risk remuneration uncovered strong feelings and...

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Financial planning

Financial advisers around the world are struggling to retain the traffic on their websites and need to understand why users leave, according to communications expert Clau...

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Life/Risk

Insurance brokers have told Money Management Vero Insurance representatives have alerted them to a price hike of up to 50 per cent to Vero's professional indemnity insura...

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has announced a series of educational workshops as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations which will be held in capital cities aroun...

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Life/Risk

Regardless of the final shape of the FSC's proposed risk insurance framework, significant change is inevitable for the businesses of risk advisers, according to Guardian ...

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Life/Risk

Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden has defended the FSC's position with regards to a controversial insurance commission policy, but apologised if it ...

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has reported a considerable number of individuals accessing its new consumer website....

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Life/Risk

The Financial Services Council has received support from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for its new framework aimed at reducing churning in life/ris...

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