ASSOCIATION OF FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Editorial

While there are many loose ends associated with the Future of Financial Advice regime, Mike Taylor writes that the Government should avoid allowing its Financial Systems ...

Financial planning

Education program to offer continuing professional development and credits towards further qualifications. ...

Financial planning

The release of draft amendments to FOFA have been welcomed but representative bodies still to pick through the details...

Financial planning

The AFA wants the Financial Systems Review to encompass both PI and the external dispute resolution processes....

Financial planning

Government inquiry urged to consider cumulative effect of regulatory change, effectiveness of dispute resolution schemes and introduction of self-regulation....

Editorial

Grandfathering – specifically the transition of pre-existing commission-based advice fees into the new FOFA arrangements – was an industry football that kept getting kick...

Editorial

The recognition of women in the financial services sector reached new heights this year with the launch of a number of dedicated award schemes and programs....

Policy & Regulation

Federal Government set to deliver pre-election promises with raft of proposed FOFA amendments including grandfathering and opt-in changes....

Financial planning

Consumer-dominated submissions reflect lack of confidence in watchdog. ...

Financial planning

The financial services industry’s foray into reality TV is gaining traction, with applications flooding in for its new advice show. ...

Life/Risk

Industry action against churn not likely as product providers restrict behaviour....

Editorial

Claire Mackay has won the Pro-Bono Award in Money Management/Super Review’s inaugural Women in Financial Services Awards 2013. ...

Editorial

Karyn Hilton has been named Life Insurance Executive of the Year as part of the inaugural Money Management/Super Review Women in Financial Services Awards 2013. ...

Editorial

Olivia Maragna has won the inaugural Money Management/Super Review Women in Finance Services Awards' Financial Planner of the Year Award. ...

Editorial

Aranka Nolan has been named winner of the Marketing and Communications category of Money Management/Super Review’s Woman in Financial Services awards for her work in deve...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 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...

7 months 1 week ago

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...

1 week 6 days ago

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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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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