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Financial planning

Some industry representatives have expressed concerns that the Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) is not having a real impact...

Financial planning

ASIC cancels the AFSL of a company that stopped answering the phone and filing reports....

Superannuation

Professionalism in the SMSF industry has improved greatly, but the ATO must remain firm with the sector, said Tax Commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo....

Financial planning

The Association of Independently-Owned Financial Planners (AIOFP) is lobbying key regulatory and administrative stakeholders over the management of now defunct fund manag...

Financial planning

Former Moodys staffer charged over insider trading....

Financial planning

The Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne has ordered that Pacific Blue Securities be wound up and limitations placed on its sole director, Sean Fogarty, pending furthe...

People & Products

Professional Investment Services is recruiting for a number of people to fill key compliance, research and product development functions within its head office....

Financial planning

With the global financial crisis driving smaller lenders and mortgage brokers out of the market, Chris Kennedy finds the mortgage market is headed for a transitional year...

Financial planning

The Productivity Commission has recommended the corporate regulator take a greater role in the oversight of the not-for-profit sector....

Financial planning

ASIC has been called on to be more transparent about the purpose of its current comprehensive audit of Australian Financial Services Licensees (AFSLs)....

Financial planning

The power to supervise domestic Australian market licensees will be handed over to ASIC today....

Financial planning

Litigation funding group IMF has been granted a licence by ASIC that will enable it to fund class actions and multiparty group actions throughout Australia....

Financial planning

Mortgage brokers will increasingly look to join with financial planners as their industries converge....

Financial planning

The Government’s bank guarantee, introduced at the height of the crisis, will be withdrawn at the end March....

Financial planning

Canberra-based super fund AvSuper has been granted relief to provide intra-fund advice but is sticking with its outsourced full financial planning arrangement with Outloo...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

5 months 3 weeks ago

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

7 months 3 weeks ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

1 week 5 days 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...

3 weeks 6 days ago

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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