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Was the life insurance industry ever really guilty of “excessive” churn or was churn a means to a politically-motivated end?...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has left Federal Parliamentarians in no doubt that it has concerns about the compatibility of vertical integration wi...

Accountants remain the most trusted advisers for SMSF clients but with licensing take-up remaining low following the accountants' exemption, what will this mean for SMSF ...

The Federal Government’s super reforms, which targeted the wealthy, will impact many SMSF clients. Here lies an opportunity for advisers to walk clients through the chang...

SMSF clients may be more sophisticated and savvy with their investments but volatility affects them as much as anyone else. How do they invest their money? Malavika Santh...

Hope William-Smith finds out if it's policy makers, investors, advisers, or fund managers making the moves at the grassroots level to get alternatives off the sideline....

Col Fullagar looks at when an intending insured is able to cease and desist disclosing ‘all sorts of stuff’....

Mark Lumby explores the role unlisted commercial property funds can play within the current volatile and low interest rate environment....

Robo-advice startups are receiving considerable attention from the media, government, and the industry but there is a vast difference between consumer-focused robo-advise...

Outsider noted that his old mate, Barry Lambert, had not dawdled too long at beautiful Crowdy Head before going back into battle for his grand daughter, Katelyn....

Outsider knows how it feels to be mistaken for someone else. He was once mistaken for a Queensland special branch undercover operative....

Having watched with dismay the efforts of Centrelink to pursue supposed tax debts, Outsider was not at all surprised when a reader sent him an ATO dealing with the gigant...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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