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Financial planning

A former authorised representative of Bridges Financial Services (BFS) has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for defrauding his clients of $600,000....

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Editorial

Some tough questions have been asked about the Industry Super Network's (ISN's) long-running television advertising in recent weeks - a number of times in the Federal Par...

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Editorial

Any failure by industry super funds to out-perform retail superannuation funds over the long haul may act as a catalyst for future litigation. Mike Taylor reports....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced that MF Global Group has been placed into administration, affecting a number of companies in Aus...

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Superannuation

Investing is often described as part science and part art, according to Robin Bowerman....

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Life/Risk

General insurance providers will now be able to send their product disclosure statements (PDSs) to retail clients after the quote is given, following the class order reli...

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Funds management

Jail sentence spells curtains for Sunset Capital property promoter....

Financial planning

Melbourne-based Romad Financial Services (RFS) has had a decision by ASIC to cancel its licence stayed by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from Trood Pratt & Co auditor Peter Lockyer....

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Financial planning

Earlier this year, ASIC promised to direct most of its efforts to scrutinising areas such as advice related to structured products. Janine Mace examines the implications ...

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Financial planning

Commonwealth Financial Planning has offered an enforceable undertaking to ASIC as it seeks to strengthen its risk management framework following indiscretions from a "sma...

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People & Products

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced the appointment of Brett Bassett as Queensland regional commissioner....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has accepted an enforceable undertaking from Commonwealth Financial Planning (CFP)....

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Financial planning

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft has outlined the regulator's proposed measures to improve the "competency and quality of ad...

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Financial planning

ASIC has agreed on the need for transparency around fee arrangements on scaled advice....

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

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

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed who will succeed Stephen Jones to serve as the Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister. ...

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ASIC has permanently banned a former Perth adviser after he made “materially misleading” statements to induce investors. ...

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