FINANCIAL PLANNING

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FPA has declared its intention to increase the awareness of its Certified Financial Planner designation, with the aim of giving the professional mark more credibility....

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In the next step in the transformation of its financial planning business, AMP Financial Services has split its back office operations and services from its financial pla...

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Aspiring advisers were brought down to earth last night by industry commentator Ross Greenwood who told those thinking of financial planning as a get-rich-quick scheme to...

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Wealth manager Bravura Solutions is seeking to raise approximately $40 million through an ASX public listing, primarily to fund product development, future acquisitions a...

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ASIC has proactively followed up the main findings of its shadow shopping survey regarding superannuation choice with some suggestions for licensees on how to address the...

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The FPA is currently working in conjunction with financial regulatory and complaints bodies to determine how the Westpoint failure will affect its members....

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Standard & Poor’s has claimed the increasing risk in ‘safe’ fixed-income securities could be a disaster waiting to happen and that some investors had no idea of the poten...

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The second consultation period on the Government’s anti-money laundering reform package has been delayed until mid-June to enable full consideration of the views of indus...

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The head of a major Australian bank has included financial planners in a number of finance sectors he claims have been “tickled, but barely touched” by regulation....

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A NAB financial planner has pleaded guilty to charges of deceiving a number of the bank’s clients into investing in a Bahamas-based entity that went on to sustain collect...

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The former directors of a mezzanine financing company are due to stand trial in Adelaide on 70 charges, following an investigation by ASIC....

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The NAB has released a lending product designed to allow borrowers to use equity, typically in their home, to create additional income streams through other investments....

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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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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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