FINANCIAL PLANNING PRACTICES

Financial planning

The debate about so-called 'transition payments' being paid to planners is 'a little overhyped', according to financial planning consultant Wayne Wilson....

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Financial planning

ClearView Wealth has recruited six new financial planning practices in July, bringing the total number of advisers in the dealer group to 78....

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Policy & Regulation

Association of Financial Advisers looks to take facilitative approach on implementation of the Future of Financial Advice regulations....

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Funds management

Mortgage aggregator Vow Financial has continued the growth of its wealth management offering with a new joint venture in Melbourne....

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Financial planning

A Radar Results analysis of 500 financial planning businesses has found larger practices earn around three times as much in annual fees per client as smaller practices....

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Financial planning

Financial planner sentiment has shown little recovery so far in 2012, with planners remaining deeply cautious amid continuing bad news out of the Eurozone and uncertainty...

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Policy & Regulation

Radar Results points to likely increase in practice sales as financial planners position ahead of 2013 FOFA implementation....

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People & Products

Australian Financial Services has appointed Danielle Nugent as regional manager for Victoria and Tasmania....

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Financial planning

Matrix Planning Solutions has added Gold Coast-based Entire Financial Management to its member network....

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People & Products

Former AFS Group chief executive Pater Daly has joined one-stop-shop wealth management group Yellow Brick Road to aid its bid to recruit additional financial planning pra...

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Financial planning

Many planners would like to retire, but their succession plans are being disrupted because dealer groups only want to preserve funds under advice, says Kenyon Partners ch...

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Financial planning

Research house Zenith Investment Partners has signed two financial planning practices to its new client list for 2012....

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Editorial

Is any sensible financial planning principal capable of resisting the offer of up to $1 million to change dealer groups and/or corporate allegiance?...

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Editorial

As a number of dealer group heads have found themselves out of a job, Mike Taylor writes that it is symptomatic of the impending death of the traditional financial planni...

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Financial planning

Professional indemnity insurance premiums for planning practices are up 30 per cent from last year, according to Alexis Insurance Brokers principal Christina Kalantzis....

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