AFCA
Financial planning
AFCA remains firm on its stance that industry failures occurring in the financial advice sector are fundamentally an advice issue, rather than a product issue....
Financial planning
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has shared how much its member fees will rise in the next financial year. ...
Financial planning
AFCA chief executive, David Locke, has shared a key way for its financial services member firms to reduce the volume of fees paid to the organisation, which it says are “...
Financial planning
With United Global Capital expected to constitute a substantial portion of CSLR compensation in FY25–26, what has AFCA ruled in its determinations on the company so far?...
Financial planning
Contrary to expectations that Dixon Advisory would form the bulk of CSLR compensation, around three-quarters of the sum for FY26 relates to United Global Capital. ...
Financial planning
The levy payable by financial advisers for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort has almost quadrupled for FY26 as the government launches a formal review....
People & Products
AFCA has confirmed its chief operating officer, Justin Untersteiner, will be departing the organisation in March to take up a CEO role....
Financial planning
The number of members expelled from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority almost doubled between 2023 and 2024, according to internal data. ...
Financial planning
The actions of the investment committee at Dixon Advisory should be placed under greater scrutiny in the upcoming Senate inquiry, according to the FAAA. ...
Financial planning
United Global Capital complaints to AFCA have quadrupled since August and are highly likely to rise further as it retains membership for another six months....
Financial planning
The FAAA and AFCA are in disagreement regarding how much of an industry collapse, such as Dixon Advisory, relates to product failure and how much relates to advice. ...
Financial planning
The FAAA’s Phil Anderson believes the problem with Dixon Advisory is “much bigger than an advice issue” and the levy to pay for it should be expanded beyond the financial...
Financial planning
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort says it has received over 200 claims for compensation relating to personal financial advice since its inception and detailed the sp...
Financial planning
ASIC has cancelled a Sydney AFSL for failing to pay a $64,000 AFCA determination related to inappropriate advice, which then had to be paid by the CSLR. ...
Financial planning
AFCA’s latest statistics have shed light on which of the major licensees recorded the most consumer complaints in the last financial year....
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...