FINANCIAL PLANNING

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Giving clients advice with the same care with which he would his parents has seen Chris Cynkar of RSM win Paraplanner of the Year....

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As the financial services industry is rocked by the Royal Commission, the Financial Planner of the Year, Ben Travers, cites his independence as his biggest pride in his p...

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The Financial Planning Association and other industry groups have warned that many people will need advice to navigate the Government’s Budget changes....

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Newly-appointed AMP chairman, David Murray has acknowledged the possibility of more board exits generated by angry institutional investors at this week’s annual general m...

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Westpac has reported a solid first half amid the challenges presented by the Royal Commission....

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Customer satisfaction with banks in the six months to March 2018 was 80.9 per cent, down marginally from 81.0 per cent in February, despite the revelations uncovered in t...

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Specialist financial services lawyer, Dr Hillary Ray has suggested that in the aftermath of the Royal Commission, boards of AFSLs may need to make themselves much more aw...

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The national privately-owned licensee has undergone a corporate and website rebranding, which includes the launch of an integrated online application system for planners ...

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Financial planning

New survey data suggests life insurance industry executives fear the Life Insurance Framework will act as a disincentive to university graduates considering becoming life...

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Dover Financial Planning principal, Terry McMaster collapsed in the Royal Commission witness box after prolonged questioning about his firm’s “Client Protection Policy” a...

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Around $2.4 trillion will soon be transferred from baby boomers to the next generation, but many people are unprepared, Australian Unity has warned....

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Financial planning

The Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull has admitted to making a political mistake in not acting sooner to call the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superann...

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ANZ has admitted it made mistakes in seeking to ‘on-board’ planners from AFS Group after it had been the subject of an enforceable undertaking....

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Millennials are far more confident about their financial future than the broader population, according to new research from BT Financial Group....

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The Financial Services Council has come out in support of the Government’s toughened-up corporate misconduct penalties, following the discoveries by the Royal Commission ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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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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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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Insignia Financial has confirmed it is considering a preliminary non-binding proposal received from a US private equity giant to acquire the firm. ...

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Six of the seven listed financial advice licensees have reported positive share price growth in 2024, with AMP and Insignia successfully reversing earlier losses. ...

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Specialist wealth platform provider Mason Stevens has become the latest target of an acquisition as it enters a binding agreement with a leading Sydney-based private equi...

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