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Financial advisers who promise to provide ongoing portfolio monitoring services but fail to do so face liability if the client suffers financial loss....

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of Sydney-based general product advice provider, Etern Wisdom, for breaching both its obligations and its licence conditions. ...

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New research from Investment Trends reveals planners are more willing than ever to switch both platforms and planning software in the pursuit of better outcomes....

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The FSC has been accused of acting in haste on churn in the Life Insurance Framework, with a group saying it wants ASIC to justify LIF by proving the churn issue after th...

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Following on from the appointment of a new non-executive chairman, robo-adviser, Decimal Software, has appointed another new board member....

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Marianne Perkovic has been promoted out of her wealth management role to become EGM of Commonwealth Private. ...

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ASIC has removed additional conditions it imposed on Macquarie Bank’s AFSL after a review by KPMG found no additional breaches to those the bank had already reported. ...

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School-like exams might not be appropriate for all advisers under the new education standards, and the word 'exam' should be removed from the Exposure Draft, the AFA said...

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The FPA has detailed the key policy differences between the major and minor political parties and the choices for financial planners are stark....

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There was a lack of understanding of general investment concepts such as diversification and risk/return trade-off among Australians, with males more likely to understand...

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Advisers were spending 30 hours a week on administration but only nine hours meeting clients face-to-face despite a desire to meet clients more....

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ASIC has cancelled the AFS licence of wholesale service provider, Ergo Capital, for failure to comply with a number of its obligations....

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