Financial Planners

Whether you make thousands of dollars a year or hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, you should consult a financial planner. A financial planner can provide practical advice for building a financial safety net to prevent financial disasters caused by catastrophic illness or other personal tragedies.

Without financial goals and specific plans for meeting them, we drift along and leave our future to chance.

Below are some useful links to service providers in the financial planning industry:

ARAF - Provides agricultural and construction financing in Australia.
ASFA - The peak superannuation industry body in Australia. Includes policy, research, events, publications, professional development and membership.
Home Loans - Home Loan & Mortgage Information and industry listings
Australian Guarantee Corporation - Details of a range of finance, investment and insurance products.
Australian Retirement Fund - A multi-industry employer superannuation fund. Information for employees and members.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission - One of three Commonwealth government bodies who regulate financial services. Single National regulator of Australia's 1.1 million companies. Online information, resources and form lodgement.
AXA Australia - Provide investment, insurance, retirement, and superannuation products and services.
Banking and Financial Services Ombudsman - A dispute resolution service dealing with disputes that individuals and small business have with financial service providers.
BP Plus Online - Debit and credit cards for fuel, petrol, and vehicles for fleet management and fleet control.
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Australia - Provides access to publications, articles, survey and reports on topics including accounting, tax reform, e-business, growth, risk management and the GST.
Entity Solutions - Australian financial umbrella company for contracting professionals.
eReturn - Online tax return service for lodging personal and business returns.
Ernst and Young - Resources are organised by business issue.
Esanda Finance - A provider of vehicle and equipment finance and investment solutions offering a wide range of financial products.
eTax - Do your Australian tax return online.
Ezypay - Performs outsourced billing services.
FIDO - News, financial tips and safety checks for investors and consumers from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Financial Market Resources - Research and links to financial market resources.
Find My Super - Fill out a form and it is transmitted to the lost member register enquiry team at the Australian Taxation office.
GE Australia - Provides financial products and services in Australia and New Zealand.
Group Finance - Details of financial services offered.
Hedge Funds of Australia - Manager of domestic and international absolute return investment funds and fund of hedge funds. Includes unit prices, fund reports and contact details.
HICAPS Pty Ltd - An electronic, real time, claims and payments system, which offers members of participating health funds, the convenience of automatic claims processing on the spot.
Inside Business Success - Australian site with good advice on small business issues.
Investment Resource Centre - Finance broker and mortgage originator offering property investment advice. Has company information and contact details.
Logistics Association of Australia - Represents the interest of logistics professionals involved in logistics and the supply chain.
Medical and Commercial Finance - Providing equipment finance to the dental, medical, optical and veterinary industries.
Moneytrain Australia - Internet payment system that allows businesses to communicate with banks in order to process payments.
N M Rothschild Australia - Offer managed investments accessible directly from Rothschild, or via a financial planner. Group history and details of services offered.
National Credit Risk Management - Debt recovery services company with offices in NSW, VIC and QLD.
National Information Centre on Retirement Investments - NICRI is a government funded, independent consumer agency providing information on investment products. Includes general information, list of publications and news items.
Newport Capital Group - Corporate advisers offering merger and acquisition, funds management and venture capital services.
Oakvale Capital - Specialist risk management advice in the areas of commodities, interest rates, foreign exchange and energy.
ORIX Australia Corporation Limited - Provides fleet services, factoring, debt collection, and truck rentals.
Pay Connect - An outsourced payroll service designed to meet the needs of small to medium enterprises.
Quantum Group - Specialises in a wide range of financial transactions for investors in Australia.
Quicken - Provides small business and accountancy software information and financial services.
Rabobank Australia - Food and agribusiness bank providing rural loans, farm management deposits, equipment finance and risk management services to farmers and primary producers, as well as corporate and business banking solutions to Australian agriculture industries.
Rental Workbook - Produce a software program to manage investment properties, written to Australian tax rules. Program details, demonstration, and cost provided.
Suncorp Metway - Provides banking, insurance and investing services for personal and business. Includes internet banking, online share trading and insurance.
Superannuation Complaints Tribunal - Details of an independent tribunal set up by the Commonwealth Government to deal with complaints about superannuation funds, annuities and deferred annuities, and retirement savings accounts.
Tax Returns Australia - Allows users to lodge personal tax returns securely online for a flat fee of $35 and receive tax refunds within 14 days.
Technocash - Non credit card payment system for the Internet. Available from retail outlets throughout the Country.
Timbercorp Australia - Offers a range of agricultural investments including olives, almonds and blue gums. Includes virtual tour.
VAT Refund Pack - Self-help application guide for the recovery of VAT paid by businesses when visiting Europe.
Viewcorp - A financial portal which allows online investor relations information and corporate insights into Australian listed companies on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) for research and investment opportunities in business.
Visa - Credit card company. Consumer and merchant information, offers, and ATM locator.
Wesley Creditline - Provides a specialist financial counselling service for individuals and their families with credit problems. Includes a free help line, consumer education and legal services.