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Financial planning

The Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association has welcomed the announcement from the corporate regulator regarding its “reasonable approach” in the early stage of t...

Financial planning

Monica Kaur and MKS Property Investments/Developments are alleged to have operated an unregistered managed investment scheme and provided unlicensed financial advice to c...

Financial planning

ASIC will take a reasonable approach in the early stages of the reforms arising from the Royal Commission provided industry participants are using their best efforts to c...

Financial planning

The corporate regulator has revealed how much it has spent on its unmet advice needs project and that it does not intend to release the 466 submissions to its access to a...

Financial planning

The opposition has said the Government’s financial reforms have caused uncertainty and unnecessary costs for thousands of financial advisers....

Funds management

The corporate regulator found responsible entities handled the challenges of illiquid asset valuation during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic well, but there are...

Editorial

Compliance and regulation have been touted as the biggest reasons for the increase in advice costs and the Government needs to hold the bodies responsible accountable for...

Features

Running a financial advice practice has never been harder, Jassmyn Goh writes, and advisers must find efficiencies and restructure their revenue sources to deliver their ...

Financial planning

Social media influencers taking kickbacks is no different to the ‘bad old days’ of commission, according to one MP, as the regulator cracks down on ‘finfluencers’. ...

Financial planning

The Financial Adviser Standard and Ethics Authority has revealed how many current advisers have passed it exam, but a broader context is required to analyse exact numbers...

Policy & Regulation

A review from the corporate regulator of the six largest financial services institutions shows they have collectively paid or offered $1.86 billion in compensation for fe...

Financial planning

The ‘big end of town’ which caused the regulatory burden should be forced to pay their share of levy costs, according to The Advisers Association, even if they have left ...

Financial planning

North Coast Financial Services’ director Timothy Parry and officer Damian Price have been banned by the corporate watchdog after they were found to have breached their du...

Financial planning

The two advisers used a website to attract clients to help them find lost super, but are not adequately trained or competent to provide financial services....

Financial planning

The corporate regulator has cancelled the licence of limited licensee of Jyoti Rahman as they are no longer providing financial services....

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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 ...

6 months ago

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

8 months ago

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

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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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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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