FINANCIAL PLANNING

Financial planning

Too many Australians are choosing not to use advisers when making and activating financial decisions, and robo-advice could prove to be an effective bridge, according to ...

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Accounting

Findex has signed a deal with software provider, Class Super, to provide it with cloud-based SMSF services....

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Superannuation

National Australia Bank has launched a product which it claims will eliminate some of the pain points likely to be experienced by SMSF trustees as they seek to comply wit...

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People & Products

OneVue hires an ex-employee as the head of sales, to increase their product offering and serve their expanding client base. ...

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Financial planning

Government employee industry fund, LGS, appoints a new head of advice to increase its financial advice offering....

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Financial planning

Former Guardian Advice group, Griffin Financial Services, has joined Fortnum after Suncorp exited its financial planning businesses last year....

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Financial planning

The Senate Scrutiny of Financial Advice inquiry has lapsed, with its future dependent on who controls the Senate after the Federal Election....

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Financial planning

Female investors and those aged over 45 are more satisfied with their advisers, while those aged over 60 were less satisfied with their adviser’s technical ability. ...

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Financial planning

Australia’s first enterprise robo-advice program is launching through an agreement between Decimal Software and a leading global professional services firm....

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Funds management

The ETF industry is set to grow from $5 trillion to $100 billion, according to iShares....

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Financial planning

Investigations into former Macquarie Equities advisers are set to continue after a review of post-EU reforms show no signs of inappropriate advice....

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Financial planning

Early analysis suggests the Budget changes to the TTR will simply see clients exiting the regime....

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Superannuation

Super system changes including decreasing the concessional contribution cap will send shock waves through the SMSF sector, that was hoping parameters were bedded down. ...

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Superannuation

Reducing annual concessional caps to $25,000 will not help individuals that have low super balances catch-up on their super, ASFA believes....

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Superannuation

Policy changes in this year’s Budget have been designed to inject fairness and equality into retirement incomes systems, says the Actuaries Institute....

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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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