What do financial planners want from industry reforms?

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It seems the people most effected by the proposed reforms of the financial advice industry have had very little say in what reforms are needed and how they should be

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Strategy for making contributions important to avoid excess risk, says expert at SPAA National Conference

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There are ways to manage excess contributions and contribution strategies to consider The halving of the super contribution caps has resulted in rising instances of people making excess contributions and

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CommInsure and Tower share line honours in AFA/Plan For Life 2010 Life Company of the Year Awards

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Two insurers have shared line honours in the prestigious AFA/Plan for Life 2010 Life Company of the Year Awards (the Awards). At the Awards presentation in Sydney today, CommInsure and

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‘Opt-in’ a policy lock out that would harm Australians

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has warned that recent alarmist ‘opt-in’ arguments advocated by sections of the trade union superannuation movement would result in poor savings and retirement outcomes for

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Investors call for more transparent products

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Aviva Investors has seen an overwhelming response from financial advisers to its Separately Managed Account (SMA) offering. Since being released in November last year, Aviva Investors Direct SMAs have been

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Adviser’s alpha: The true value of financial advice

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What premium does quality financial advice add to the outcomes for investors and how can advisers best demonstrate this to their clients? Mr. Francis Kinniry, a Principal of Vanguard’s Global

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Dividends are back in fashion, so how do you know the designers from the fakes – Russell paper

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Russell urges investors to look beyond yield this reporting season With Rio Tinto upping its payout to shareholders and JB Hi-Fi, Cochlear and OZ Minerals following suit this reporting season,

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Zenith Rates FRM Sigma as Highly Recommended

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Zenith Investment Partners (Zenith) Head of Alternatives Research Daniel Liptak said that occasionally an investment opportunity presents itself that questions why no one has offered something similar before. The FRM

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Minister Shorten: Please read the writing on the wall, lives are worth insuring

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is again calling on the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, to become a true advocate of the financial advice industry and

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Korea and Australia Financial Investment Forum to increase investment

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The Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) of Australia today joined with the Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) in signing an agreement to establish the

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