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Financial planning

The corporate regulator has released guidance on how advisers should be giving records of advice provided under the temporary COVID-19 relief measure....

Policy & Regulation

The corporate regulator’s Financial Services and Credit Panel proposal effectively only has industry figures judging the behaviours of other industry figures, according t...

Financial planning

The corporate regulator has obtained interim orders against Alliance Insurance Broking Services and its sole director, Renato De Maria. ...

Policy & Regulation

Wael Kourieh has pleaded guilty to false document changes by forging member signatures to trick AMP employees....

Life/Risk

OnePath Life is remediating up to $35 million to over 40,000 customers who were sold life insurance policies over the phone between 2010 and 2016....

Policy & Regulation

The corporate regulator will seek feedback on proposed guidance and relief for the litigation funding schemes....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commissions has announced entered a conditional agreement with Dixon Advisory which will pay $7.2 million penalty for breaching ...

Financial planning

The current forecast still assumes the number of advisers will fall and plateau to 15,000 but this may take longer than initially predicted thanks to recent exam relief m...

Policy & Regulation

The first auditors in Australia to face criminal prosecution for failing to comply with auditing standards have pled guilty to the three charges against them....

Financial planning

The corporate and prudential regulators guidance on advice for superannuation trustees warns trustees about trusting financial advisers....

Financial planning

Financial services guide and statement of advice documentations, breach reporting, and applying the Corporations Act are some of the key areas where exam takers are strug...

Financial planning

Limited licence roles have contributed to almost a quarter of adviser roles lost over the financial year, making it harder for Australians to access single-issue advice....

People & Products

The new tool will aim to provide ability target market determinations, ahead of the design and distribution obligations legislation. ...

Financial planning

The corporate regulator’s consultation found that limited advice is too costly to provide and there is a lack of demand for digital advice....

Funds management

Cryptocurrency investment house Monochrome is planning to launch Australia’s first Bitcoin exchange traded fund, as the regulator launches a consultation on cryptocurrenc...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 1 week ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 1 week ago

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 cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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