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Financial planning

ASIC claims to have been misinterpreted and that it will now consider matters relating to the RBA/Iraq bribery allegations....

Superannuation

SPAA claims the level of exposure of SMSFs to residential property is being over-stated. ...

Financial planning

ASIC uses examples of its actions against financial planners and others to defend its record. ...

Funds management

Gold Coast-based fund manager Peter Drake has had his passport seized and assets frozen....

Financial planning

FPA recommends creation of stakeholder body to drive education standards....

Financial planning

Perpetual has received the final regulatory approval required to proceed with its acquisition of The Trust Company, with the New Zealand Overseas Investment Office granti...

Financial planning

A roundtable is warned that ASIC runs the risk of being sued if it tries to head off trouble in the financial services industry before it occurs....

Financial planning

Lawyers target planners as ASIC says PI is a risk management tool rather than a consumer protection mechanism....

Financial planning

Last week, Money Management published the first eight of Paul Derham’s 16 tips to help planner practices sail through their next licensee compliance audit. In part 2, Der...

Editorial

With the naming of the first Abbott Cabinet, the Australian Financial Services industry has, unusually, found itself dealing with ministers who actually have some experie...

Superannuation

CSSA is calling on the Coalition to adopt the super leniency regulation it put forward under Labor....

Editorial

Milana Pokrajac takes a look at the troubled dealer group WealthSure, its history and its plan to change what the regulator deemed a bad compliance culture. ...

Financial planning

ASIC announces EU for Spring Financial Group ahead of Federal Court proceedings against an AR....

Financial planning

Adviser required to give up authorised representative status...

Superannuation

The Institute of Chartered Accountants argues it's time to review borrowing within SMSFs before it becomes a problem....

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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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