FINANCIAL PLANNING

Financial planning

FOS chief obudsman, Shane Tregellis rejects calls for a limit to its monetary jurisdiction and claims those urging a more legalistic approach are ingoring recent changes....

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Financial planning

The financial advisers’ register is missing key bits of information, defeating the purpose of the register to make information transparent to consumers....

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Financial planning

The recent push by financial services institutions to lift education standards has resulted in women making up a majority of those being trained....

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Financial planning

Victims of Financial Fraud group lash Medcraft’s call for tougher penalties, citing regulator’s past failures....

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Financial planning

More high net worth individuals are seeking advice and are willing to pay for specialised services with many choosing to work with a single advice provider....

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Financial planning

The Government has rejected a Royal Commission into Commonwealth FP claiming the bank’s Open Advice Review Program should be allowed to work....

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Financial planning

The Federal Government has set a date for the rollout of its public adviser registry, which licensees will fund via increased lodgement fees up to $44. ...

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Financial planning

Two boutique non-aligned planning firms have joined Countplus subsidiary Total Financial Solutions (TFS) claiming they were attracted by its ‘independent’ culture and und...

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Funds management

AMP posts strong quarter doubling cashflows over the same period in 2013 and with a solid contribution from its North platform....

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Financial planning

The CBA will require its aligned advisers and licensees to hold qualifications in planning-related disciplines as part of its move towards higher education standards. ...

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Financial planning

Questions are being raised about whether accountants who access limited licensing arrangements will accept conventional licensee remuneration models....

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Life/Risk

Rice Warner says upfront life commissions can be justified where advisers have done the hard yards on initial advice....

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Life/Risk

The number of PI insurance providers is likely to grow but planners have been warned that not every service they provide will be covered....

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Financial planning

Australians are avoiding financial advice because of confusion about what a planner actually does, according to a report. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled the licence of Custom Wealth Solutions Dealer Services after the group entered into external administration earlier this year....

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