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Count Financial will introduce a new adviser grading system from July 2006, which will split advisers in the independent financial planning network into three levels, bas...

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Count Financial is preparing to launch a new accounting brand, a new direct share service, has overhauled its member incentive plan, and unveiled a grading system for its...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has given its campaign to raise the quality of financial advice more impetus, announcing the appointment yesterday of a dedicated...

Financial planning

The paperwork burden of financial advisers was lightened late yesterday by the corporate watchdog, who gave advisers the OK to produce Financial Services Guides more tail...

Financial planning

The bar on professional standards in the financial planning industry has once again been raised by tough new rules which seek to eliminate conflicts of interest for advis...

Editorial

Australia’s ageing population is having a significant impact on both Government policy development and the superannuation industry. Richard Block explains the dynamic....

Editorial

Wage levels for paraplanners have stagnated over the past year, according to the Money Management Salary Survey....

Financial planning

Small financial planning practices could be between $20,000 and $40,000 a year better off, after the peak association for boutique advisers signed an exclusive deal with ...

Financial planning

Getting the public to understand the benefits of financial planning, boosting the reputation of the Certified Financial Planning (CFP) designation and improving communica...

Financial planning

An adviser who failed to disclose a financial interest in Melbourne stockbroking firms he recommended for clients to invest in has been permanently banned from providing ...

Financial planning

Below are the full results of Money Management’s exclusive poll on attitudes to the soft dollar code released by the Financial Planning Association and the Investment and...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) would back a push to enshrine its code of conduct on soft dollar payments into legislation - a move that would make the code comp...

Financial planning

Westpac financial planners that aren’t Certified Financial Planners (CFP) have been given 18 months to attain the designation if they wish to progress within the organisa...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has signalled it will continue with its push to clean up the profession and raise the standard of advice provided by financial pl...

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