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The 2013-14 Budget was announced by Treasurer Wayne Swan on Tuesday night, and as the dust settles for another year, there are mixed feelings on just how financial services will be affected. Wealth Professional sat down with Dante De Gori from the Financial Planning Association to find out what advisers need to know.

A report released by ASIC in April reaffirmed the regulator’s commitment to ensuring advisers offer quality SMSF advice to investors. Graeme Colley from the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia agrees that advisers must be diligent in the quality of advice when advising clients to establish their own fund.

The launch of the Association of Financial advisors white paper looking at the consumer-advice relationship offers rare insights into where exactly financial planners need to target improvements to service. Brad Fox of the AFA talks to Wealth Professional about the key differences between average and high performance.

As the Federal Election looms, many financial planners are considering how their vote will impact their business. We speak to Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann about what the Coalition's policies will mean for financial advisers.

Financial planners will soon have to provide fee disclosure statements to their clients. Claire Wivell Plater of The Fold says it doesn't have to be an administrative headache.

Financial planners are in overdrive as clients look for advice ahead of May's Federal Government budget. We speak to Andrew Zbik of Omniwealth on preparing for expected changes to superannuation.

ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell talks to Wealth Professional journalist Donna Sawyer about FoFA and what you need to know about acting in your clients' best interest

Referral relationships are the key to your success in business - so what's the best way to establish a commercial partnership? We speak to Fiona Mackenzie of Macquarie Practice Consulting for her advice on developing referral relationships.

A good marketing strategy can be the key to a successful business. Michael Griffiths of My Small Business Marketing Guru shares his top tips on the most effective ways to promote your services.