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The former chairman of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), Ray Griffin, has decided to leave the high profile Gunther Doyle Griffin planning group....

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Hundreds of advisers around the country have being forced to quit the financial planning industry after failing to comply with the new compulsory education requirements u...

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FINANCIAL Planners could be forced to show in Product Disclosure Statements (PDSs) all the fees and commissions they receive from selling funds management products under ...

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MELBOURNE-based Kevin Bailey has been rated Australia’s top financial adviser under a new system of ranking planners released by the Adviser Ratings group this week....

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There is a saying that old advisers never die, they just re-write their life insurance policies....

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Only those living under a rock can claim unfamiliarity with the dismal financial predictions for today’s workers....

Financial planning

THE ASSOCIATION of Financial Advisers (AFA) will join the ranks of financial planning educators after linking up with Integratec to develop a series of training courses f...

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The professional indemnity crisis is hitting the financial services industry hard. GEORGE LIONDIS investigates what planners and dealer groups are up against....

Financial planning

A MAJORITY of Queensland-based financial planners would prefer to listen to other planners and individuals with their own practices at industry conferences, according to ...

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The majority of high-net worth individuals reject the financial planning qualifications available from Australia’s major professional associations when it comes to choosi...

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THE RECENTLY launched Boutique Financial Planning Principal Group (BFPPG) has almost doubled its membership in its first month of existence since launching at the end of ...

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As KATE KACHOR reports, planners are hitting the books like never before as they strive to become FSR compliant....

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The Financial Planning Week national call centre has become a central awareness campaign for both the financial planning industry and the public alike....

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In the coming weeks more focus will be placed on the end of the financial year and the part planners can play in formulating effective year end tax strategies....

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From an early age, Kevin Bailey knew he wanted to be involved in financial services. However, when you’re a teenager and there is no such occupation as a financial planne...

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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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