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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has reminded planners that there is one week left to enrol in the current semester's CFP intake, adding that enrolment numbers continue...

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Funds management

Former iShares ETF guru Tim Bradbury will lead a workshop on developing effective ETF strategies and incorporating them into client portfolios at the third instalment of ...

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Superannuation

Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) are proving to be a key element in the take-up of ETFs....

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Superannuation

The annual Vanguard/Investment Trends Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) Report has revealed the sector's continued growth, both in terms of the number of fund establishments...

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Financial planning

Overall satisfaction with financial planning software has reached a four-year high, with AdviserNETgain receiving the highest rating, according to a survey....

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Financial planning

The number of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) using a RG146-compliant financial adviser has continued to decline, sitting at 52 per cent, according to Investmen...

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Financial planning

Despite the satisfaction with platforms reaching a nine-year high, a new survey suggests 40 per cent of financial planners would happily switch providers for lower fees....

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Editorial

While three key global equities markets still face trouble, there has been a major shift in investor behaviour towards this sector. Benjamin Levy reports investors are mo...

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Superannuation

The number of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) used by investors is on the rise despite continued market volatility, according to the BetaShares/Investment Trends ETF Report ...

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Financial planning

Investment Trends research finds financial planners play an enormous role in the take-up of capital protected products....

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Financial planning

The amount Australians are prepared to pay for financial advice has slipped over the past year, with the gap between expected and actual cost of advice widening....

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Editorial

Platforms have been around for 25 years, but there seems to be a feeling among some industry players that it’s time for a fundamental rethink about the sector, writes Luc...

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Financial planning

Hot on the heels of the very successful Money Management SMSF workshop in Sydney last month, Money Management will be rolling out two more practitioner workshops in May....

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Financial planning

As the industry moves towards a fee-for-service model, financial advisers need to better understand their service costs per client and adopt scaled advice solutions to se...

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Policy & Regulation

Investment Trends' 2011 Planning Software Report has indicated developers tended to consolidate existing functionality in response to FOFA and the GFC in 2011, rather tha...

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