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The Financial Industry Complaints Service (FICS) is to implement a formal conciliation procedure for dispute resolution between its members and consumers following a succ...

Consumers are still struggling to fully understand fees and charges within the superannuation sector according to the latest research released by the Association of Super...

Former Avanteos founder and director Mike Polkinghorne has returned to the financial services market with the rollout of a software package designed for financial plannin...

Advance Funds Management has struck a distribution deal with Citicorp Life Insurance to offer the latter’s Fixed Term Immediate Annuity to advisers within the St George n...

In early January, Hunter Hall International announced it was in the advanced stages of planning a listed investment company (LIC), and that between $50 million and $200 m...

Asgard will venture into the low-cost platform arena in April with the launch of its own mini-master trust - Elements - and further congest the rapidly burgeoning market ...

The Centrestone Wealth Advisory group is close to launching a stand-alone mortgage and loan broking business that will enhance its capabilities in terms debt structuring ...

Associated Planners has approached a number of life insurance providers with a package deal in which the dealer group is seeking rewards for advisers who generate lower c...

Perpetual Investments’ WealthFocus master trust is rapidly gaining traction in the market following approval by 18 of the industry’s top 50 dealer groups....

Advance Funds Management has signed an exclusive deal with the US based Mellon Global Investments to provide its products to the market in a sizeable retail expansion for...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), in line with its ongoing efforts to improve risk disclosure to investors, has released an overview of common ...

Financial services institutions will battle it out for a share of $25 billion in annual fees by early next decade according to the latest bi-annual Market Projections Rep...

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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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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...

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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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