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Life/Risk

Growth in the life market is more than a trend, it is being driven by demand, writes Jim Minto....

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Financial planning

Financial services firms are seeking advice on their litigation exposure pending potential changes to existing employee share scheme arrangements....

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Financial planning

Elements of the Financial Planning Association's Financial Planner Remuneration Consultation Paper are causing significant confusion among its members....

Financial planning

Investors in retail fund products should be given the right to turn off a trail payment if they feel they are not receiving any service from their nominated adviser, acco...

Financial planning

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services is undertaking an inquiry, the terms of reference of which include the role and remuneration of f...

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Financial planning

Growing demand from advisers for fee-for-service model....

Financial planning

A partner at Moore Stephens argues the changes to employee share scheme arrangements will mean most employees will not be able to participate....

Financial planning

In his second submission to the parliamentary inquiry into banking and financial services, Queensland financial planner Bruce Baker argues that with or without commission...

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Financial planning

Despite backing the FPA's move on planner remuneration, PIS group managing director Grahame Evans believes an hourly rate payment model for financial planning advice will...

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Funds management

Up to 10 exchange traded funds (ETF) have expressed interest in listing on the ASX's new Aqua platform, joining the three providers that have listed to date, according to...

Financial planning

Industry body says criticisms of its new planner remuneration guidelines represent short-term thinking and "run counter to the best interests of planners, clients and the...

Financial planning

The Federal Government has released the legislation it intends using to end golden handshakes to senior executives, with the draft containing some additional stings....

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Financial planning

The Industry Super Network has grudgingly acknowledged the FPA's plan to transition away from commissions-based advice but argues that more is needed....

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has moved to take hold of the fees versus commissions agenda by producing a consultation paper which proposes a phase out of existing c...

Editorial

Macquarie Group's record profit for 2008 has slumped 52 per cent amid the fallout from the global financial crisis, but in line with earlier forecasts....

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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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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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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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