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Financial planning

Daily media coverage of the events leading up to the CFP enforceable undertaking generates moves for another Parliamentary inquiry....

Editorial

The Federal Government and ASIC insist that life/risk churn is real and that it is a serious issue. There exist many advisers in the life/risk space who believe ASIC and ...

Editorial

When ASIC announced it was appealing a Federal Court decision to approve a settlement between former Storm Financial clients and Macquarie Bank Limited, it broke new grou...

Financial planning

A former mortgage broker has pleaded guilty to 10 charges of providing false loan applications to lenders totaling almost $3.8 million....

Financial planning

It was not a formal valedictory but Financial Services Minister, Bill Shorten, used an FSC function to thank those involved in the FOFA and financial services policy chan...

Superannuation

Following SuperRatings criticism of the FSC/ASFA standard risk measure yesterday, ASFA has said it will incorporate the points made in a review of the SRM later this year...

Financial planning

ASIC has released an information sheet on limited AFSLs, explaining in further detail their definition and scope....

Editorial

The Future of Financial Advice regime will become law from 1 July, but as the Financial Services Council’s Cecilia Storniolo points out, many questions vital to the finan...

Financial planning

ASIC launches Federal Court action over moves around sale of the Premium Income Fund....

Superannuation

After ASIC refused to provide an exemption to corporate super specialists under the FOFA reforms' conflicted remuneration provisions, the Corporate Super Specialist Allia...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned former Lifestyle Group chief executive Murray John Priestley from providing financial services for ...

Life/Risk

APRA buys into lapse/churn debate but points to particular problems with respect to directly-marketed products....

Funds management

As part of its ongoing review of the sector, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released updated regulatory guidance for operators of registe...

Life/Risk

The Federal Opposition says that so far as churn exists in the life/risk sector it should be subject to a self-regulatory approach....

Financial planning

The CFP designation is gaining kudos worldwide and in Australia as demand for provable expertise and integrity grows, according to Financial Planning Association CEO Mark...

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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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