FINANCIAL PLANNING INDUSTRY

Life/Risk

Professional indemnity costs are rising, and so are the hurdles financial planners have to meet to secure a policy....

Financial planning

Over the past 21 years Queensland financial planner Martin Kerrigan has had nearly 30 face-to-face meetings with promoters of agribusiness managed investment schemes, des...

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Financial planning

The industry funds campaign against financial planners' commissions may benefit the retail funds sector, writes Robert Keavney....

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Financial planning

The Obama Administration has released proposals that would see improved standards of transparency and accountability for providers of financial advice in the US....

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Financial planning

In a submission to the Rippoll inquiry respected financial planner Neil Kendall has hit out against substantial "hidden incentives" paid to Australian financial services ...

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Financial planning

Genesys Wealth Advisers significantly adds to funds raised with a $65,000 donation....

Life/Risk

Complexity of insurance requires specialised advice: Penkin....

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Financial planning

Paul Resnik and Dan Ratner share their different industry experiences to present this insight into the future of financial planning....

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Financial planning

Senior financial planners who are going for interviews for financial planning roles are finding the jobs advertised don't exist....

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Financial planning

A Queensland financial planner's submission to the Rippoll inquiry argues that while the law may distinguish between financial advisers and product salespeople, the finan...

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Financial planning

The Federal Government has enforced a wall of confidentiality around the development of the intra-fund advice policy to be applied to super funds, provoking anger among t...

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Editorial

The move by the Association of Financial Advisers to not support the Financial Planning Association’s proposal to transition away from commissions-based financial advice ...

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Financial planning

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services is undertaking an inquiry, the terms of reference of which include the role and remuneration of f...

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Financial planning

The response to Wayne Swan's 2009 Federal Budget has been mixed, with various financial services bodies choosing to view the super changes in different lights, ranging fr...

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Financial planning

In his second submission to the parliamentary inquiry into banking and financial services, Queensland financial planner Bruce Baker argues that with or without commission...

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