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Financial planning
The best interests duty appears to have regulatory deficiencies which could be described as the elephants in the room, according to David O’Reilly....
Superannuation
SMSF appetite for property continues to grow, but the lack of any minimum professional standards for property investment advisers requires serious consideration from the ...
Financial planning
Former stockbroker Jonathan Kur has been charged with dishonest use of his position and fraudulent activity involving more than $7 million....
Financial planning
ASIC has upgraded its guidance on financial services advertising and warned of potentially stronger penalties for breaches....
Editorial
With ASIC's Peter Kell pointing to a level of life insurance policy churning to warrant regulatory concern, it is time for a clear definition of 'churn'....
Financial planning
ASIC has proposed the tightening of rules for some platform operators and responsible entities of managed investment schemes....
Accounting
ASIC has released draft SMSF auditor standards, based on 2008 standards released by the Joint Accounting Bodies....
Financial planning
There are terms hidden in the upcoming Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation that every financial planner must be familiar with. ...
Funds management
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released an updated investor guide on unlisted property schemes, urging investors to seek financial advice...
Life/Risk
APRA expresses concern about unproven concepts involved in direct life sales....
Financial planning
Former Guardian Financial Planning financial adviser Susan Heathwood has been handed two suspended prison sentences after pleading guilty to two charges of dishonest cond...
Financial planning
APRA's annual report has revealed rising supervisory costs along with the number of exits and failures....
Superannuation
Consumers may be left unprotected if the regulators do not jointly implement the Standard Business Reporting (SBR) framework under new super fund reporting requirements, ...
Financial planning
Former Storm Financial authorised representative James Mousa has agreed to an enforceable undertaking following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investme...
Editorial
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) last week released its consultation paper Future of Financial Advice: Approval of codes of conduct for exempti...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...