FINANCIAL PLANNING FIRMS

Financial planning

The current wave of regulatory reforms in financial services and focus on professionalism could lead to a structural shift in financial services education, with a focus o...

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

Changes to the way the financial services industry operates are keeping the master trust and platform sector on its toes, says Janine Mace....

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Financial planning

Boutique financial planning practices could be better utilising referral sources available to them in order to maximise revenue, a study has found....

Financial planning

A number of financial planning firms have made claims regarding outstanding commission payments they believe they are owed for recommending Trio Capital products – which ...

Editorial

The financial services industry is a complex organism, writes Mike Taylor, and tweaking parts of it could lead to the emergence of unforeseen market distortions....

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Financial planning

A number of the weaknesses in smaller financial planning firms are rooted in a lack of understanding of their target client base, according to practice management consult...

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Editorial

Dominic McCormick explains the reasoning behind Select Asset Management's decision to raise concerns regarding Trio Capital/Astarra....

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Financial planning

As the industry undergoes significant change, Jim Stackpool looks at the challenges facing financial planners and explains how they can continue to thrive in a difficult ...

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Financial planning

The latest Investment Trends Planning Software Report has revealed the emergence of a keen focus on planner productivity, with Xplan topping the rankings....

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Financial planning

Consultancy companies that customise the XPLAN financial planning software system are simply offering a service, although there is a concern that those without the requis...

Financial planning

Some banks that provide loans to financial planning businesses are beginning to question the value of financial advice firms that drive business off superannuation invest...

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Editorial

Today there are few willing to defend commission payments, writes George Lucas. But are commissions the root cause of all that is wrong with the financial planning indust...

Financial planning

FPA warns the Government of a double regulatory burden on planning firms as a result of the new National Consumer Credit Protection legislation....

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Financial planning

BENJAMIN LEVY reports on the growing use of reverse mortgages to shore up diminishing client wealth....

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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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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....

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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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