FINANCIAL PLANNING

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Dealer groups and consumers must do their part to surveil the financial advice profession, with ASIC’s resources allowing it limited reign over the “high risk” industry, ...

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NAB confirms to ASX it is looking at options for the future operation of NAB Asset Servicing....

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IOOF’s exit of its stake in PATRON Financial Services cleared the way for the dealer group’s merger with Infocus Wealth Management....

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Financial advisers need to be careful when deciding to treat clients as “sophisticated investors”, senior lawyer at The Fold Legal, Lesley Thorne, warns....

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Former investment manager linked to failed superannuation fund Trio Capital, Tony Maher, was sentenced to 25 months jail for financial gain through misleading statements....

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Bristow announces merger between Infocus and PATRON...

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Henderson Global Investors will increase its assets under management in the US by 50 per cent through its US$130 million acquisition of Geneva Capital Management....

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Commonwealth Bank chief executive, Ian Narev has promised a detailed response to last week’s scathing Senate Committee report as Financial Services Minsiter, Senator Math...

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ASIC says a royal commission into its handling of Commonwealth Financial Planning (CommFP) scandal would divert resources from other investigations it's currently pursuin...

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The future of the Seante Committee report into the performance of ASIC resides with the Government which is already signalling a cautious approach....

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The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has rejected a senator’s claims that it deliberately kept regulators in the dark and played down the seriousness its planning groups’ actions ...

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ASIC has signalled its oversight of enforceable undertakings is likely to be more rigorous....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

6 months ago

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

6 months 1 week ago

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

8 months 1 week ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

3 weeks 1 day ago

Australian retirees could increase their projected annual incomes by as much as 51 per cent through comprehensive financial advice, according to a Vanguard study, but cos...

3 weeks 1 day ago

ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

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