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Financial planning

A former Bell Potter Securities client adviser has been permanently banned from providing financial services after he was convicted of offences involving dishonesty. ...

Financial planning

ASIC signals it will look to the most senior levels when it detects a bad compliance culture....

Financial planning

Credit Suisse Equities Australia has paid a penalty of $95,000 for not having in place adequate resources for its Automated Order Processing (AOP) system to account for c...

Financial planning

A survey of APRA clients and users has rated it positively, but no references were made to Trio/Astarra....

Funds management

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released final rules around over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade reporting obligations for financial i...

Editorial

When Commonwealth Financial Planning was subjected to an enforceable undertaking imposed by ASIC in 2011, it was the subject of a good deal of media coverage in Money Man...

Life/Risk

Some progress appears to be being made towards finding common ground on life/risk sustainability and churn....

Life/Risk

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned Travers David Loy from providing financial services after investigation found that he h...

Funds management

Retail derivatives issuer Apex Derivatives will be wound up after ASIC received orders in the Federal Court....

Editorial

Despite the Parliament having risen for the winter recess, and probably for the last time before a Federal election, it will nonetheless be difficult to keep politics out...

Financial planning

The regulator permanently bans a planner and insurance broker in separate actions....

Financial planning

While bank-owned dealer groups aggressively increased their adviser numbers in the last few years, non-aligned financial planning businesses have had to put serious brake...

Financial planning

FPA states that professional status requires association membership....

Financial planning

ASIC takes the unusual step of using the weekend to announce a new focus on analyst briefings....

Funds management

ASIC warns banks about potentially misleading term deposit advertising....

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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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