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Financial planning
While 96% of grandfathered conflicted remuneration arrangements have been terminated by the start of 2021, eight product issuers still have grandfathered benefits on 46 p...
Financial planning
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has determined that no charges should be brought to AMP Financial Planning for its conduct into the alleged fees-for-no-s...
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. ...
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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’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...