FINANCIAL PLANNING BUSINESSES

Financial planning

COIN software has launched a new mortgage module for COIN Office, targeting the increasing number of financial advisers offering mortgage broking services to their client...

Financial planning

MLC financial advisers are reaping the rewards of transitioning to fee-for-service, with advisers from three of its dealer groups earning the most among non-salaried advi...

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Financial planning

A panel of senior financial planners has warned that ‘opt-in’ will drive up costs and abrogate the fundamental relationship between advisers and clients....

Financial planning

A new lobby group has pulled together all the anti-planner commission forces: ISN, ACTU, Choice and others....

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Editorial

In an industry known more for conservatism than experimentation, social media has appeared as a minefield. But in the face of that risk, finance brands are making the lea...

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Editorial

With draft legislation resulting from the Future of Financial Advice reforms due out within months, Mike Taylor writes that much more is at stake than how financial plann...

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Policy & Regulation

The legislative changes evolving from the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms may force the Federal Government to finally move on the tax treatment of legacy financ...

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Editorial

The Financial Planning Association has outlined a radical agenda in its attempt to evolve into a professional association but, as Mike Taylor reports, the ultimate transf...

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Financial planning

The Board of the Financial Planning Association has proposed significant changes to the make-up of the association, which would see individual financial planners given pr...

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Editorial

The move to fee for service will force many advisers to reassess the value they offer clients, and to re-evaluate the needs of each individual, writes Ray Griffin....

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Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has tightened its lending criteria for financial planning businesses....

Financial planning

After a couple of tumultuous years, the financial planning software sector is heading for a period of simplicity. Janine Mace explores how providers are adopting a fresh ...

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Financial planning

The financial planning industry has undergone significant change over the last few years. Janine Mace reports on the impact this has had on the financial planning softwar...

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Editorial

Nick Hilton takes a look at recent changes within the wealth advisory industry and examines the evolution of the corporate model in this space....

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Financial planning

Industry funds to become major players in the provision of financial advice....

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

3 weeks ago

This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

1 month ago

Insignia Financial has confirmed it is considering a preliminary non-binding proposal received from a US private equity giant to acquire the firm. ...

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Six of the seven listed financial advice licensees have reported positive share price growth in 2024, with AMP and Insignia successfully reversing earlier losses. ...

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Specialist wealth platform provider Mason Stevens has become the latest target of an acquisition as it enters a binding agreement with a leading Sydney-based private equi...

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