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Financial planning

Financial advice has remained the major issue in almost all areas of investment-related complaints filed with the Financial Ombudsman Service. ...

Editorial

A close reading of the submissions so far lodged with the Senate Committee investigating the operations of ASIC suggests the newly-elected Abbott Government will be right...

Superannuation

ASIC cautions investors over spruiking for investments in government rental scheme....

Funds management

Bank of Queensland will expand its review into its compliance systems following further reports of errors in its interest rates and fees....

Editorial

There are suggestions that ASIC may have concerns about “transition” and “retention” payments made to financial planning principals, and as Mike Taylor reports, perceptio...

Financial planning

Online lender fined by ASIC for misleading or false advertising....

Funds management

ASIC urges investors to be aware of the risks associated with FX trading....

Financial planning

Financial literacy training should be embedded in the high school curriculum, a review has concluded. ...

Financial planning

Former staffer accuses ASIC of burying complaints and only acting when complaints reach ‘tsunami level’....

Funds management

ASIC initiates civil proceedings against GE Money alleging misleading and deceptive conduct over credit limits. ...

Financial planning

ASIC has banned a Queensland-based businessman for five years following his involvement in the deceptive marketing and selling of share trading software....

Financial planning

FPA chief executive calls on CFP members to actively promote designation. ...

Financial planning

ASIC is aware of the payment of sign-on bonuses but has yet to signal any specific action. ...

Financial planning

AFA claims FOS ground rules provide inherent imbalance against advisers....

Financial planning

A dealer group head says he lost three practices to a cheque-book in the last 18 months, but all three have expressed a wish to come back....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 1 week ago

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

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

7 months 2 weeks ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

6 days 11 hours ago

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...

3 weeks ago

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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