FINANCIAL PLANNING

Funds management

Only one tenth of new ETF investors receive financial advice, according to the BetaShares/Investment Trends ETF Report. ...

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Editorial

With shrinking planner interest and very few product suppliers left in the market, the reverse mortgage sector is screaming for attention, Andrew Tsanadis writes. ...

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Editorial

NAB half-year result better than solid, but wealth division report points to departure of under-performing planners....

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Editorial

AMP has driven solid cashflows out of its platform acquisitions, but planning firm flows prove patchy....

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Editorial

An important statistical snippet came to light during the hearings into legally enshrining the terms ‘financial planner/adviser’ – nearly 50 per cent of planners/advisers...

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Financial planning

AusUnity PFS has added 35 advisers to its network in the last 12 months, but also had to turn away quite a few, according to CEO Steve Davis....

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Editorial

There has been plenty of debate around the implications flowing from the limited licensing arrangement for accountants, but Greg Holman argues it can be a win-win for acc...

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Financial planning

Australian Financial Services ends its run as licence cancelled under voluntary administration....

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Superannuation

New white paper points to planning opportunities and a problematic vertically-integrated model....

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Financial planning

Former Australian Financial Services chief executive Peter Daly will step into the top job at the newly formed Beacon Financial Group following the pending merger of The ...

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Superannuation

If the Government’s super tax changes ever make it into law, they are likely to create planning opportunities....

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Financial planning

ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell has cautioned dealer groups on hiring planners who previously worked for dodgy advice practices....

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Financial planning

Mortgage Choice has expanded to become a broad financial services provider by setting up a referral relationship with Allianz to provide general insurance. ...

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Financial planning

Advisers should use Heart Week to educate their clients about the costs of heart disease and the need to take preventative measures, according to Macquarie Life....

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Financial planning

An ANZ survey has found that although the majority of Australians know the importance of a long-term finance plan, not many are seeking out professional advice....

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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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SuperRatings has shared the median estimated return for balanced superannuation funds for the calendar year 2024, finding the year achieved “strong and consistent positiv...

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Original bidder Bain Capital, which saw its first offer rejected in December, has returned with a revised bid for Insignia Financial....

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