INVESTMENT TRENDS

Funds management

New research has pointed to the degree to which market uncertainty has created a gold opportunity for fund managers to go direct to investors....

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Financial planning

Investment Trends’ latest research shows that consumers increasingly want financial planners to help them achieve their lifestyle, rather than just financial, goals....

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Financial planning

A new report from Investment Trends has shown that financial planners are losing active clients in greater numbers than they are attaining them....

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Financial planning

New Investment Trends research has revealed that demand for good financial advice has never been higher but planners are struggling to retain clients in an environment wh...

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Financial planning

Most planners did not understand smart beta meaning there was an opportunity for education around the investment vehicle, according to Investment Trends....

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Superannuation

The number of SMSF trustees with unmet financial advice needs continues to grow in 2017, according to Vanguard/Investment Trends SMSF Reports....

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Financial planning

The latest Investment Trends research has revealed that most planners are ready to switch platforms in pursuit of better service and features....

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Features

It is time for planners to bring aged care advice into sharper focus and initiate conversations with their clients around cost, structures, and implications for other are...

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Features

While the demand and need for financial advice is growing, advisers still feel that there are barriers to client acquisition and that the advice environment is challengin...

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Financial planning

Compliance automation was disrupting the comprehensive advice model and was replacing it with single piece advice as clients demanded more efficiency and innovation....

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Financial planning

New research confirms that Australians want good advice as they become increasingly uncertain about their retirement....

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Financial planning

Meeting planner needs has become an even more intense focus for the highly competitive platform providers, according to Investment Trends....

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Features

Accountants remain the most trusted advisers for SMSF clients but with licensing take-up remaining low following the accountants' exemption, what will this mean for SMSF ...

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Financial planning

The margin lending industry, which contracted slightly in 2016, is expected to face more headwinds, according to Investment Trends....

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Financial planning

Robo-advice is on the rise but the latest research from Investment Trends suggests it will be mostly positive for financial advisers....

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