FINANCIAL PLANNING INDUSTRY

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Financial Planning Association (FPA) chairman John Hewison has blasted the Federal Government and the Australian Tax Office (ATO) over their stance on alienation of perso...

Financial planning

Three of WM Mercer’s biggest hitters will leave the group and set up operations under the Hillross banner....

Financial planning

Three planners who left WM Mercer to join Hillross last week have agreed not to contact their previous clients as part of the move....

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has hit out at the Australian Tax Office over what it says are double standards in regards to Alienation of Personal Services Income (A...

Financial planning

The creation of a new accountant-based dealer group last year caused a whirl of publicity as some big names struck out on their own. Kate Kachor looks at their progress s...

Financial planning

Alienation of personal services income is a bomb ticking beneath the financial planning industry. ...

Financial planning

ING’s financial planners will be able to move further into the realm of life and risk insurance after a software deal was signed by ING and PlanTech Consulting....

Financial planning

David Dyer reckons the development of the mortgage broking industry is running parallel to that of the financial planning industry....

Financial planning

David Dyer reckons the development of the mortgage broking industry is running parallel to that of the financial planning industry....

Financial planning

Many are viewed as being vulnerable. Or the weak link of the financial planning industry. However, for many younger practices in the running for podium standing, being th...

Funds management

When planners generally talk about their own niche markets, they often refer to some people at some point in their life stage, like retirees or high net worth executives....

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Financial planning

While up-front commissions are facing virtual extinction, trail commissions continue to form the backbone of the revenue streams of most financial planners. Some in the i...

Editorial

While up-front commissions are facing virtual extinction, trail commissions continue to form the backbone of the revenue streams of most financial planners. Some in the i...

Financial planning

The National Australia Bank’s $115 million purchase of Deutsche Financial Planning and Deutsche Funds Management are in many ways a watershed for the financial planning i...

Financial planning

The Victorian Government’s call for financial planning services for up to 100,000 public sector super members is the most prominent example of what is destined to become ...

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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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