It's time to regulate financial planners individually

It's time to regulate financial planners individually

Financial planners are expected to act in the best interests of clients just like members of other established professions,so let's regulate them the same way.

  • byJohn Collett

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Market mayhem whacks $19.4b hole in AMP's funds under management

Market mayhem whacks $19.4b hole in AMP's funds under management

Coronavirus-induced market volatility has wiped $30b in funds from AMP's wealth,capital and banking arms.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Clients left in limbo as financial advisers head for the exits
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Clients left in limbo as financial advisers head for the exits

Upheaval in the financial planning industry means clients have to be aware of any changes in the way they receive advice.

  • byJohn Collett
Advice is more than just about the money

Advice is more than just about the money

Financial advice is important for individuals as it can lead to improvements in people’s mental health,family life and physical health.

  • byAlva Devoy
Yellow Brick Road takes wealth off-ramp with Sequoia tie-up

Yellow Brick Road takes wealth off-ramp with Sequoia tie-up

Yellow Brick Road is selling its wealth business to rival Sequoia Group in a $2.5m deal boss Mark Bouris says was driven by a lack of scale and increasing regulation.

  • byAlex Druce
High Hopes

High Hopes

Rich-lister Barry Lambert had no interest in medicinal cannabis until it saved his granddaughter from the ravages of a devastating illness. Five years on,he’s become an international cannabis mogul.

  • byAmanda Hooton
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MLC sends financial advisers packing in radical restructuring

MLC sends financial advisers packing in radical restructuring

National Australia Bank's wealth arm has unveiled a radical restructuring plan that includes a departure from self-employed franchises

  • byStephen Miles
Fear and loathing:AMP defends advice shake-up

Fear and loathing:AMP defends advice shake-up

AMP says it is not planning to close any of its aligned advice brands as it digs in over controversial changes to its planner network that has sparked outrage from its advisers.

  • bySarah Danckert
Financial advisers call time on their careers as tougher rules bite

Financial advisers call time on their careers as tougher rules bite

Financial advisers are deciding to leave the industry as new rules to lift standards get under way

  • byJohn Collett
IOOF shrugs off scandals with surprise $7.5bn funds boost

IOOF shrugs off scandals with surprise $7.5bn funds boost

Ability to organically grow funds under management surprises market

  • byStephen Miles
AMP has another potential landmine to negotiate - a zero profit in 2019
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Opinion

AMP has another potential landmine to negotiate - a zero profit in 2019

An additional $2 billion provision for remediation costs will eat into AMP profits and one analyst suggests the wealth manager will have no profit in the full year 2019.

  • byElizabeth Knight