FINANCIAL PLANNING

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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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that the existence of large payments and the perception that a sales culture continues to exist in the financial planning space represents a dangerous ...

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Financial planning

Women need financial advice, and the financial planning industry needs more women, writes AMP Horizons Academy's Tim Steele....

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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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Financial planning

Matthew Rowe will stay on as chairman of the Financial Planning Association board for another two-year term until November 2014....

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Financial planning

The consolidation within the financial planning dealer group space is a potential concern for research houses over the long-term, but at the moment it's business as usual...

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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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Financial planning

Challenger is set to launch a new advertising campaign targeted at financial planners which will focus on the 'do nots' of asset allocation for retirees....

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Financial planning

A South-Australian based financial planner has pleaded guilty to one count of deception and two counts of dishonest dealings with documents....

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Financial planning

Global financial technology and software provider Rubik Financial has signed a conditional agreement to acquire COIN from Macquarie Group....

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Financial planning

Count Financial has joined with BT Wrap today to announce the two companies have renewed their distribution agreement....

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People & Products

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

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Policy & Regulation

Russell Investments head of advice capability John Nolan says multi-manager funds will avoid inevitable complaints under FOFA's 'best interest' duty....

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Financial planning

ASIC will soon hold discussions with the financial planning industry about the potential for setting up a self-regulatory organisation which would develop and administer ...

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Financial planning

Despite the rise of direct channels, financial planners are better poised to engage customers about life insurance, according to industry executives....

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