AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES

Financial planning

The Government has established a framework that would allow fiduciary duty to be circumvented by some financial planners, according to the Boutique Financial Planning Pri...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has proposed a tightening of the rules around the financial requirements for issuers of over-the-counter deriv...

Policy & Regulation

Count Financial will apply to become the investor-directed portfolio services operator and registrable superannuation entity with respect to its strategic platform offeri...

Financial planning

Count will apply for second AFSL and aim to become the IDPS operator and RSE with respect to its strategic platform offerings in response to the banning of volume-related...

Editorial

Some trustees have called for SMSFs to be included in the compensation arrangements relating to the Trio Capital/Astarra collapse but, as Mike Taylor writes, a high price...

Financial planning

The National Institute of Accountants (NIA) has opposed moves from financial planning bodies to have the use of the terms 'financial planner' and 'financial adviser' rest...

Financial planning

Australian financial services professionals are reluctant to explore job opportunities following a series of local and overseas natural disasters, leading to skills-tight...

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has reiterated its calls for the Federal Government to enshrine the term 'financial adviser/planner' in legislation, but in sl...

Financial planning

Australian Financial Services (AFS) chief executive Peter Daly has declared an end to talk about AFS being acquired....

Financial planning

Collapsing institutions and a loss of wealth have combined to give the margin lending industry a bad reputation. Angela Faherty explains why increased legislation and a m...

Editorial

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) no doubt believes it is doing a good job – and it is certainly operating within the guidelines laid down by ASIC – but i...

Financial planning

Many in the industry feel that the legislation targeting margin lending has only served to make investors more fearful of the practice. Ashley McIntyre reports....

Editorial

Paul Derham explains the important role a compliance committee plays in reducing regulatory and operational risk for licensees....

Financial planning

Most of those working in Australian financial services were happy with their bonuses, but those working in Sydney had more to be happy about....

Financial planning

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