FINANCIAL PLANNING

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ASIC should be given the power to immediately suspend financial planners who it suspects have engaged in misconduct according to Senate Committee....

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The Senate Committee reviewing the performance of ASIC has recommended a royal commission into the Commonwealth Financial Planning debacle....

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The draft Tax Agent Services Act regulations have proposed waiving tax and commercial law course requirements for financial planners with relevant experience....

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Class action cases being taken against financial planning groups are being hailed as “a good thing” by ASIC chair, Greg Medcraft....

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The Senate Committee reviewing the operations of ASIC is expected to table its final report today....

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Both Custom Wealth Solutions and Custom Wealth Solutions Dealer Services Pty Ltd have entered external administration. ...

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Morningstar has launched stewardship ratings for Australian and New Zealand stocks, based a company’s capital allocation policies and track record. ...

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The Financial Services Council (FSC) has signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Korea to foster financial services trade and investment between Australia and Korea....

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A recent successful appeal regarding liability in a long running case involving WealthSure has created clarity around about the potential extent of liability in cases of ...

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Financial advisers should be taking advantage of new technologies to market their services to clients....

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Inaugural Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award winner, Erin Shields, plans to continue along the path by the late ‘First Lady of financial planning’....

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Institutionally-owned Australian financial services licensees are bound by approved product lists, which compromises advice and products they recommend to clients, one fi...

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