FINANCIAL PLANNING

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Mike Taylor writes that planners should brace themselves for the additional compliance burden resulting from the looming passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Design an...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled that financial institutions with a poor breach reporting record are likely to find themselves dealing w...

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Financial planning

Just months after the Commonwealth Bank declared its intention to exit Count Financial as part of a broader demerger, the planning group appears to be leaking member firm...

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Financial planning

Industry Super Australia has accused elements of the retail advice sector of lobbying to water down the rules around personal advice and product distribution....

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Financial planning

Accounting and financial services firms warn next generation industry workers to future-proof their businesses or risk losing clients....

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Financial planning

Modern private banking requires its banks to act as their clients’ personal chief financial officers who will help them solve complex financial problems, according to NAB...

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Financial planning

National Australia Bank has added $314 million to its customer remediation costs....

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Financial planning

Getting help from a financial adviser can be just as crucial as speaking to a lawyer during divorce proceedings, according to Cardena Private Wealth’s Iain Reid....

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Superannuation

The superannuation gap between women and men has shrunk “considerably” over the last decade, going from a gap of 9.1 percentage points in 2008 to 4.3 percentage points no...

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Funds management

Following a Royal Commission that has put fees under a spotlight, InvestSMART has found that paying just one per cent more in fees can slash the overall value of investme...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has flagged impending enforcement action against advice licensees for Fee Disclosure Statement failings and a broader...

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers, in conjunction with Zurich Life and Investments, has named its Adviser of the Year and Practice of the Year. ...

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Superannuation

New research from State Street confirms that good advice and policy certainty are keys to retirement happiness....

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Financial planning

The Australian Banker’s Association has confirmed that the total cost of fee for no service remediation could exceed $1 billion....

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Financial planning

After Royal Commission testimony revealing banks charged deceased clients fees, the Australian Banking Association has announced reforms to the Banking Code of Practice t...

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