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13 hours, 40 minutes ago
Reflections on a career in planning
After two decades as a financial planner, newly retired Ray Griffin explains what he has learned from a career in the industry.
MoneyManagement.com.au - 7:12 a.m. Monday 22nd March 2010 EST
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A taxing end to the financial year
Financial planners remain in the throes of change and the end of the financial year will present further challenges. But sticking to tried and tested tax strategies may see them ...
MoneyManagement.com.au - 7:12 a.m. Monday 22nd March 2010 EST
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Getting the balance right
Richard Oldcorn discusses the use of the optimisation strategy, which is somewhat neglected by financial planners.
MoneyManagement.com.au - 7:12 a.m. Monday 22nd March 2010 EST
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3 days, 11 hours ago
AIOFP members head to Vietnam
One hundred members of the Association of Independently-Owned Financial Planners will be in Vietnam this weekend for the association's two-day annual conference.
MoneyManagement.com.au - 9:23 a.m. Friday 19th March 2010 EST
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5 days, 19 hours ago
Dixon adds three to Asian Masters Fund
By Vishal Teckchandani Treasury Asia Asset Management, Legg Mason and Phillip Capital have won mandates within Dixon Advisory's Asian Masters Fund. Financial planning group Dixon Advisory has ...
Investor Daily - 1:20 a.m. Wednesday 17th March 2010 EST
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6 days, 6 hours ago
Fund execs not immune to remuneration scrutiny
Industry superannuation funds have acknowledged that the remuneration scrutiny directed at financial planners will ultimately reflect back on salaries paid to super fund executives.
Super Review - 2:47 p.m. Tuesday 16th March 2010 EST
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Remuneration scrutiny won't be contained to planners
Industry superannuation funds have acknowledged that the remuneration scrutiny directed at financial planners will ultimately shift to salaries paid to super fund executives.
MoneyManagement.com.au - 9:30 a.m. Tuesday 16th March 2010 EST
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Financial planners warned to prepare for credit licensing regime
Some 40 per cent of financial planners provide debt advice or loan assistance to their clients, which may lead to problems if they do not hold a credit licence after ...
MoneyManagement.com.au - 9:30 a.m. Tuesday 16th March 2010 EST
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International assessment for advisers flagged
The Financial Planning Standards Board has announced plans to develop an international assessment process for potential financial planning entrants.
MoneyManagement.com.au - 9:30 a.m. Tuesday 16th March 2010 EST
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1 week ago
FPSB aims for globalised financial planning standards
Financial planning representatives from China, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States joined forces to assess and develop global financial planner certification at a recent Financial Planning ...
MoneyManagement.com.au - 9:28 a.m. Monday 15th March 2010 EST
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Held hostage by Henry Review
The Government's failure to release the Henry Tax Review has angered financial planners.
MoneyManagement.com.au - 7:13 a.m. Monday 15th March 2010 EST
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1 week, 3 days ago
Financial Planners - Time to be heard!
The FSU has been in negotiations with NAB and the Consultative Committee on the terms of the new Financial Planners Agreement 2010. A couple of key issues arising from the ...
Finance Sector Union - 10 a.m. Friday 12th March 2010 EST
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Part time brokers get industry leg-up
Part time brokers worried about the introduction of licensing and ongoing lender volume hurdles can rest easy. I-Financial Group will soon allow selected brokers to be authorised representatives under its ...
Mortgage Business - 8:03 a.m. Friday 12th March 2010 EST
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1 week, 4 days ago
Planner sentiment on the rise
Financial planner sentiment is climbing back towards the positive levels that prevailed before the global financial crisis, according to new research released by specialist financial services research house Wealth Insights.
MoneyManagement.com.au - 9:33 a.m. Thursday 11th March 2010 EST
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FPA looking at tax agent concerns
The FPA is addressing concerns that uncertainty about the Tax Agents Services Act 2009 - which is intended to govern and raise the standards of the provision of tax agent ...
MoneyManagement.com.au - 9:33 a.m. Thursday 11th March 2010 EST
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