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Investors are keeping an eye on three factors in markets, writes Alexandra Cain, which could drive positive performance in 2022....

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Financial planning

Senator Jane Hume has confirmed that financial advice is now being viewed as a profession rather than a sales role and that the worst is over following a period of signif...

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Financial planning

While guidance for advisers is welcome, the onus is also on the Government to educate consumers on how much weight they should give finfluencers versus licensed professio...

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Financial planning

The regulator’s guidance on ‘finfluencers’ is welcome but more needs to be done to protect consumers, according to Stockspot, including banning them from product commissi...

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Features

With a large proportion of financial advisers having now completed the FASEA exam, Alexandra Cain asks whether advisers who passed found it worthwhile?...

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Superannuation

Despite questions being raised about the appropriateness and accuracy of the prudential regulator’s heatmaps, they do underscore the importance of advice, the Financial S...

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Financial planning

As long as robo-advisers are treated like human advisers then there should be no conflicts in the robo-advice process, according to a robo-advice firm....

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Funds management

With the launch of BetaShares Crypto Innovators ETF trading almost $40 million, investors need to be careful they aren’t following the herd by picking thematic products w...

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Features

Advisers would be wise to understand online investing services given they are democratising investment and removing barriers to entry, Laura Dew finds....

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Financial planning

New research from Investment Trends suggests robo-advice has not had the cut-through in Australia that many had hoped for but that new products may yet see it gain a bett...

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Superannuation

A super fund investing in index funds has beaten the best-performing super funds with returns of 10 per cent per annum....

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Superannuation

The new proposals from the Productivity Commission to overhaul superannuation default funds do not go far enough, according to Stockspot....

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Funds management

Fund manager and robo-advice firm, Stockspot has closed a $3 million capital raise to develop its product line....

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People & Products

Stockspot has chosen Class Portfolio to deliver investment and a tax reporting solution to its clients, as well as advisers in the Stockspot Partner Program....

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Funds management

Fixed income and cash ETFs recorded the fastest growth in the sector, while investors turned away from Australian property ETFs, according to Stockspot. ...

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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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Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has provided further information about the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms....

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