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Financial planning

Two industry professionals have shared lessons for self-licensed firms amid the debate over scaling up a financial advice business....

Financial planning

Large licensees are looking to take minority stakes in smaller ones as a way to retain a presence in the industry, but the smaller party needs to ensure it doesn’t create...

Financial planning

With the growth in micro-AFSLs and self-licensing, Lifespan chief executive Eugene Ardino is looking to double the number of AFSLs it services through its Lifespan Partne...

Financial planning

Two of Australia’s largest licensees believe the removal of the safe harbour steps will have the greatest impact on advisers, but believe a new name is needed for the pro...

People & Products

Lifespan Financial Planning has appointed market commentator Jonathan Pain to its investment committee. ...

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People & Products

Lifespan Financial Planning has launched a digital investing solution to support the mass market Australians who are priced out of receiving holistic personal advice from...

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Financial planning

Lifespan Financial Planning has penned an open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition leader Anthony Albanese, setting out four key issues it would like t...

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Financial planning

The financial planning industry needs to demonstrate its stability in order to attract younger entrants and make financial advice attractive as a long-term career for the...

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Financial planning

This year advisers will have help clients manage the impact of market events on their portfolios and position for what could be a very turbulent year, Lifespan Financial ...

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Financial planning

The Government does not deserve credit for fixing “no brainer” issues in the industry and needs to acknowledge that it can regulate an industry out of existence, accordin...

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Top 100

Money Management’s 2021 TOP Financial Planning Groups survey has confirmed that the number of financial advisers operating under the umbrellas of the largest groups has d...

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Financial planning

The complexity of compliance frameworks for financial advice makes it more difficult to be a multidisciplinary adviser....

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Financial planning

Servicing retail clients has become more and more risky for several advice groups due to the complex compliance requirements....

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Financial planning

Giving once-off advice is still costly for advisers to provide and will not solve the pricing issue which has come out of the rising cost of advice....

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People & Products

Adrian Caspar will return to the financial adviser network to be its risk and compliance lead, as the industry deals with evolving legislative requirements....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

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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SuperRatings has shared the median estimated return for balanced superannuation funds for the calendar year 2024, finding the year achieved “strong and consistent positiv...

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Original bidder Bain Capital, which saw its first offer rejected in December, has returned with a revised bid for Insignia Financial....

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The FAAA has secured CSLR-related documents under the FOI process, after an extended four-month wait, which show little analysis was done on how the scheme’s cost would a...

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