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Financial planning

Regulator releases new rules but states concerns not as serious as first claimed. ...

Financial planning

The Federal Court has deemed unfair the $82.5 million settlement between Storm Financial investors and Macquarie Bank. ...

Financial planning

The Queensland Supreme Court has appointed David Whyte of BDO as a receiver to wind up the LM First Mortgage Income Fund....

Financial planning

The FPA has called upon both parties to commit to promoting financial advice as it would result in “an informed nation of financially enabled Australians”....

Financial planning

There will be no quick fix to the grandfathering issue and the movement of planners between licensees because any possible post-election scenario could take several month...

Editorial

The Association of Financial Advisers was right to open talks with Treasury officials around the status of grandfathering when planners move between one licensee and anot...

Financial planning

ASIC has taken legal action against Fast Access Finance for engaging in unlicensed credit activities....

Superannuation

The Federal Opposition lodges questions on underlying costs of MySuper products....

Financial planning

Industry silent as public makes feelings on ASIC known. ...

Life/Risk

A Perth-based insurance broker has been permanently banned for engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct....

Financial planning

The FOFA legislation once heralded was a long time coming – and with its implementation date has also arrived a raft of questions as to how parts of the legislation will ...

Financial planning

A recent Storm Financial settlement caused quite a bit of controversy and resulted in an appeal from the regulator. Milana Pokrajac finds many in the legal community deem...

Financial planning

Industry body Boutique Financial Planners has called for clear disclosure of licensee ownership after Roy Morgan research revealed a large percentage of consumers were no...

Financial planning

ASIC claims it had concerns about the quality of financial advice being delivered in Australia before the collapse of Storm and the Commonwealth FP enforceable undertakin...

Financial planning

Latest research shows up to half of clients using bank-aligned financial planners think their adviser is ‘independent’....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

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

5 months 3 weeks ago

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

7 months 4 weeks ago

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

2 weeks 3 days ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

3 weeks 2 days ago

The Federal Court has made interim travel restraint orders against two Falcon Capital directors, while also freezing one director’s assets....

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