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Financial planning

The Parliamentary Joint Committee that has investigated aspects of the financial services industry over the past nine months has made 11 wide-ranging reform recommendatio...

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Financial planning

The Parliamentary Joint Committee led by Bernie Ripoll has recommended ASIC commence immediate work on the creation of a professional standards board for financial advise...

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Financial planning

The recommendations of the Ripoll Inquiry into financial services have gained bi-partisan support, with the Federal Opposition backing the final report of the Parliamenta...

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Financial planning

AFA chief Richard Klipin said the report would set the industry on the path of becoming a trusted profession....

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Financial planning

Australia’s prudential regulator may be costing more, but it argues it is becoming more efficient....

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Editorial

Alena Miles considers what lies ahead in super and retirement income streams, particularly in light of three major Government policy reviews....

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Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned a NSW financial adviser from providing financial services for 10 years after finding he failed to disclose...

Financial planning

Former Brisbane adviser Denise Simmons, who recommended clients invest in Westpoint products, has been banned from providing financial services for a period of three year...

Financial planning

Two former Infocus Money Management authorised representatives from Western Australia are currently the subjects of an ASIC investigation....

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has called for an overhaul of the education standards for financial planners, including a minimum tertiary qualification requirement by...

Financial planning

Balmain Trilogy has announced a big write-down for Pacific First Mortgage Fund, and has attributed blame to the former responsible entity, City Pacific....

Financial planning

ASIC has accepted enforceable undertakings from two former Macquarie advisers following conduct investigation....

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Financial planning

ASIC senior executive of strategy Malcolm Rodgers to retire on December 18....

Financial planning

A West Australian man has been permanently banned from providing financial services following prosecution for 24 counts of fraud....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has set a new standard in the use of credit ratings, with agencies now required to sign off on the use of the ...

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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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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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A financial advice firm has been penalised $11 million in the Federal Court for providing ‘cookie cutter advice’ to its clients and breaching conflicted remuneration rule...

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