FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY

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AMAL AWAD examines how dealer group performance and planner numbers have held up over the past year in the face of a global financial crisis....

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Editorial

In light of recent events, it is timely to reflect on who the Investment and Financial Services Association is actually representing....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers are to join together to push regulatory reform of the financial services industry....

Financial planning

Perceived uncertainty surrounding the current reviews of superannuation needs to be seen in perspective, with the reviews providing the opportunity to lock in long-term p...

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Financial planning

The industry needs to work harder at managing and explaining risk for super members, while planners must determine what clients hope to achieve through their investments....

Financial planning

The VOA awards are designed to promote and define the value of professional advice....

Financial planning

Plan B suggests the financial services industry may need two sets of standards....

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People & Products

Former founder and chief executive of Ipac Securities and general manager, advice, for AXA joins AMP's board....

Financial planning

A Sydney financial planner who has worked with former clients of Storm Financial in recent months has pointed to an aggressive sales culture within the failed group, incl...

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Financial planning

Fees will be decided by industry competition, up to regulator to promote competition....

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Editorial

The focus on fee levels in financial services and investment risks missing the structural flaws and distorting incentives that are also troubling these industries....

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Financial planning

It is the role of public servants to implement the policy determined by elected governments. That does not mean the public servants are not entitled to differing views, i...

Financial planning

A Queensland financial planner has used his submission to the Rippoll inquiry to question the motives and actions of industry superannuation funds in what he views as a "...

People & Products

Paul Fegan appointed non-executive director to the AMP board....

Financial planning

AMP chief executive Craig Dunn has defended the integrated financial services model, saying despite "inherent conflicts of interest" that must be managed, consumers prefe...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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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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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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