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Improving financial literacy of consumers remains a critical challenge for Australia’s financial services industry, according to Brett Jollie, managing director of ...

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The research supporting ESG investments needs to be more transparent, according to industry investments and governance specialist, Robert Fowler....

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Fund management group BlackRock has announced the appointment of Henry Capra as chief operating officer, Orla Fisk as senior compliance officer and Pru Bennett as head of...

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has placed the Goldman Sachs Income Plus Wholesale Fund ‘on hold’ following the company’s announcement that it...

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According to the chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, Bernie Ripoll, it is unlikely the Government will move to make financi...

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There is an unfair bias in the reform agenda against advisers, and more attention should be paid to researchers and product providers, according to the Financial Planning...

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More women are emerging as both investors and financial services professionals in what has largely been perceived as a male-dominated environment, according to industry h...

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Super funds and their service delivery agents are racing to take new intra-fund advice technology to market. ...

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Stark differences exist between the financial services policies of the Government and the Coalition, according to the Minister for Financial Services, Chris Bowen....

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Former Westpoint chief financial controller Graeme Rundle will stand trial on charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....

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AMP has officially opened its new walk-in financial planning centre in the heart of Parramatta’s business district, with 16 of a maximum 20 possible planners alread...

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FirstFolio upgrades its 2011 earnings outlook....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 1 week ago

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

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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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 confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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