MONEY MANAGEMENT

Editorial

Many financial planning clients remain decidedly cautious, with many clinging to cash and cash-like investments given the current market volatility. A Money Management ro...

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Editorial

A boutique fund manager won this year’s Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the Year award. Is this a reflection of the way the market is behaving and the nature of t...

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Editorial

Do Australians take too short-term a view of investments? Is there a tendency for knee-jerk reactions and little consideration for the long-term? A Money Management round...

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Financial planning

Lonsec’s national sales manager has left his role at the company due to differences regarding marketing and distribution. ...

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Financial planning

The Senate Committee reviewing ASIC will be looking well beyond the issues of the 2011 Commonwealth Financial Planning enforceable undertaking. ...

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Financial planning

Money Management/FPA breakfast will debate the planning policy issues before, during and after the Federal Election at an upcoming Thought Leadership breakfast....

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Financial planning

ASFA's Pauline Vamos argues the increasing complexity involved in dealing with post-retirement issues justifies a specialist qualification for planners. ...

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Financial planning

Strategic partnerships between product and service providers and dealer groups appear to be going through a phase of revival with the renewed optimism in the markets....

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Superannuation

CBA and CFS have rolled out a simple superannuation product which targets the unadvised Gen Y market. ...

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Financial planning

Financial planning dealer group WB Financial will soon dissolve and fold into the Commonwealth Bank-owned Financial Wisdom. ...

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People & Products

The AFA has appointed Deborah Kent to its board as NSW director, replacing Mark Hoskin....

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Financial planning

FPA points to lack of regulatory information as reason for planner unpreparedness for FOFA. ...

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Life/Risk

The Federal Opposition says that so far as churn exists in the life/risk sector it should be subject to a self-regulatory approach....

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Life/Risk

Letter from Shorten and consultation with ASIC prompts FSC to reopen moves for self-regulation around churn. ...

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Funds management

Clients’ objectives being lost amid pandemic of short-termism, according to Money Management roundtable participants....

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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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