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Attempts to simplify advice documentation are unlikely to succeed unless advisers are confident they can produce shorter documents without fear of regulatory penalisation...

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Self-licensing specialist My Dealer Services has argued the only way to improve numbers in the financial advice sector is to further slash red tape, which is preventing a...

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According to Adviser Ratings, financial advice firms must ensure they think strategically about the use of offshore or third-party operations rather than just consider th...

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With only one month to go until the end of the financial year, are current adviser numbers on track to report a gain for 2024–25?...

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A record proportion of women have been appointed to ASX 200 boards in the March quarter, according to the latest Financy Women's Index....

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Sydney wealth management firm Altus Financial has appointed a head of risk as the business strengthens its provision of risk advice....

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A panel of ESG experts are urging advisers to lean on specialists to stay informed in a time of widespread misinformation and consider if they are right adviser to deal w...

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The Coalition has announced a new shadow treasurer and minister for financial services, while Jane Hume will exit the shadow ministry....

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A subsidiary of Australia’s second-largest advice licensee Count has successfully defended a class action in Federal Court regarding a self-managed superannuation fund....

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Investment Trends has found there is a “significant advice gap” in the number of self-managed superannuation funds using a financial adviser, with trustees citing concern...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a Sydney-based advice firm, describing how it demonstrated “competency failures” in its activities. ...

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Financial advisory firm Yarra Lane has launched a robotic process automation consulting service, in association with outsourcing specialist Vital Business Partners. ...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 3 weeks ago

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

5 months ago

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

7 months ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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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...

1 week 2 days ago

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

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