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Financial planners have sought legal advice over the role of the auditors of Westpoint in an attempt to recover client funds invested in the failed mezzanine property fun...

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Following in the footsteps of the FPA, CPA Australia has encouraged the industry to implement an advice-based fee model as remuneration....

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In the 1980’s, the life insurance industry was largely operating under an agency system whereby those providing insurance advice to clients were ‘agents’ of the insurer r...

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Investors should be wary of funds that are too closely linked to the global index as the current regional allocations and sector mix that constitutes the index may lead t...

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Chair of the Future Fund Board of Guardians, David Murray, has outlined that the Future Fund will not only act as a vehicle to meet the Government’s existing superannuati...

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If history is anything to go by, Australia’s economy is teetering on the brink of recession, according to ANZ chief economist Saul Eslake....

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Aurora Funds Management has released an absolute return fund to provide investors with access to the global fixed income markets....

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Four of MIR Investment Management’s formerly ‘five star’ funds have been placed ‘on hold’ by Standard & Poor’s following the announcement of staff changes in the investme...

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Australian investors who have had a home bias in recent years should increase their exposure to international equities, according to new research by van Eyk....

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ASIC is currently examining whether further regulation is specifically needed for platforms, although at present it is unclear whether they should be defined as a product...

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A NSW man has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for providing unlicensed advice....

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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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