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There are suggestions that the make-up of the new Federal Parliament makes a Royal Commission into banking and financial services inevitable. What do you think?...

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The Financial Services Council has urged the newly re-elected Government to make reintroduction of the Life Insurance Reform Bill a priority in the new Parliament....

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The Big four banks and smaller planning firms were internally promoting tertiary qualified paraplanners to combat the shortage of experienced financial planners with degr...

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AIA Australia has launched a web-based, self-service portal aimed at simplifying insurance administrative needs for financial advisers....

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The newly re-elected Government has been urged to look to independent financial groups rather than the banks on policy input and formulation....

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The AFA is waiting for the Government’s announcement of its ministry before heading to Canberra for policy discussion, and has urged all sides of politics to prioritise t...

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MGD has appointed an ex-banking sector employee to provide it with financial risk mitigation strategies. ...

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Audit giant, KPMG, has announced two new appointments within its Sydney-based wealth management and superannuation advisory team....

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An ASIC review of allegations against IOOF has substantially cleared it on insider trading allegations but has imposed a comprehensive review by an external compliance co...

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Infocus has launched direct-to-consumer free robo-advice solution, earnie.com.au, using Praemium as a technology partner. ...

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Most financial planners want definitive ownership of their clients with many only wanting to pay for those dealer group services they actually use....

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The Life Insurance Customer Group has taken aim at the FSC once again for its role in achieving a carve-out for direct insurance in the Life Insurance Framework. ...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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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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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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The Federal Court has made interim travel restraint orders against two Falcon Capital directors, while also freezing one director’s assets....

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