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Perth securities dealer Stellar Securities has had its Australian financial services licence cancelled after it failed to comply with its financial requirement conditions...
Funds management
Australian Public Trustees (APT) has had its AFS licence cancelled after breaching a number of its financial and reporting obligations....
Financial planning
The regulator has put forward new proposals to update the record-keeping obligations for those who provide financial advice to retail clients. ...
Financial planning
The regulator has released a report in which it expressed concerns about the number of financial advice groups being owned by product issuers. ...
Financial planning
Two large banks have told the PJC that they do not impose sales targets on their financial planners, but revenue targets and adviser bonus structures are still in place....
Life/Risk
Adviser remuneration is only one part of the equation on life/risk churn, says AFA chief executive Brad Fox....
Financial planning
While recent media reports have painted a less than flattering picture of its former culture, it is important to recognise that Commonwealth Financial Planning has come a...
Editorial
Tasmanian Liberal Senator, David Bushby, who is chairing the Senate Committee reviewing ASIC, made a very good point when he said that nothing in the FOFA changes will pr...
Top 100
Many financial planning businesses have had to put their growth plans and other projects on hold while preparing for FOFA. Milana Pokrajac looks at opportunities lost....
Financial planning
Yellow Brick Road Finance has been required to change the way it authorises the companies operating its branches in line with recent changes to the national credit licens...
Editorial
The outcome of the next Federal election will determine the degree to which the financial services industry will be subjected to another far-reaching review similar to th...
Financial planning
Confronted by a Senate Committee inquiry, ASIC has delivered a highly detailed enforcement report and pointed to the likelihood of FOFA uncovering legacy issues....
Editorial
Due to the wave of change ripping through the financial services industry, law firms specialising in this sector will be fighting for your business. Leanne Mezrani points...
Financial planning
Fair Loans Foundation has entered into an enforceable undertaking under which it will refund 864 consumers around $157,000 in overcharged interest. ...
Policy & Regulation
Government and ASIC strike deals to combat tax evasion and supervise international fund managers. ...
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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 ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...