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The Federal Court has found a former AMP financial adviser breached the law while providing superannuation switching advice....

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AMP is piloting an automated risk insurance underwriting program, EasyWrite, for distribution by next year among both AMP planners and affiliated independent financial pl...

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In a significant change to the structure of its operations, Tower Australia has appointed Russell Investment Group to run its multi-manager investment product business ar...

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Capital First has launched a non-conforming mortgage product aiming to satisfy the demand from mortgage brokers for more simplified offerings in this area....

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Centro Properties Group has predicted its acquisition of Heritage REIT will have a positive flow-on effect for investors via the creation of numerous new funds....

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A further 15 companies related to the collapsed Westpoint Group are likely to be wound up, after the corporate regulator commenced proceedings in the Federal Court....

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Members Equity Bank has ruled out launching a reverse mortgage product in the short-term, but chief executive officer Anthony Wamsteker said in the long-term it was very ...

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ANZ has finalised its purchase of a 20 per cent stake in Chinese bank Tianjin City Commercial Bank...

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The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited has succeeded in having its Australian Financial Services licence amended to allow it to provide custody services to m...

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has announced the formation of a new business forum to allow it to establish and maintain closer links to the wider b...

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An increasing number of small cap managers are introducing unwarranted performance fees, which are pushing up overall costs for investors in smaller company products, acc...

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Discounts on health, lifestyle and retail services could help generate greater awareness of financial planning services, under a new initiative from dealer group Financia...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

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

5 months 1 week ago

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

7 months 1 week ago

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...

1 week 6 days ago

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

3 weeks 2 days ago

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

3 days 18 hours ago