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Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has named the corporate regulator, along with itself and Storm Financial, as one of the key stakeholders involved in the circumstances ...

Financial planning

IFSA defends legislative requirements but says areas of financial services regime could be improved....

Life/Risk

Failure of high profile companies testing guidelines to the limit; questions as to whether PI insurers will continue to provide insurance to planners....

Financial planning

Court approval will force ANZ and Merrill Lynch to pay $226 million, ASIC releases banks from potential legal claims....

Financial planning

ASIC should use the same regulatory powers it used for intra-fund advice to more aggressively manage investment strategies, according to a submission to the Ripoll Inquir...

Editorial

Dispensations granted to superannuation funds with respect to intra-fund advice are what many had hoped for but they carry the risk of reputational damage if things go wr...

Financial planning

Low-cost advice is a good thing, writes JO-ANNE BLOCH, but some aspects of the new intra-fund advice rules just don’t make sense from a policy, enforcement or delivery p...

Financial planning

The chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has hinted that the basis for the Corporations Act and ASIC's role may be re-examined....

Financial planning

Financial planners should be able to access the same class relief as superannuation trustees when providing limited, infra-fund advice, according to the chief executive o...

Financial planning

The liquidator of Storm Financial has received a record-breaking grant from the regulator to identify and pursue investigations into misconduct by the former directors of...

Financial planning

The degree to which superannuation funds comply with the regulatory constraints surrounding the new intra-fund advice regime will rely on how closely they are watched by ...

Financial planning

The global financial crisis has slowed the flow of candidates for entry-level financial planning qualifications but, as AMAL AWAD reports, the education providers remain ...

Financial planning

It is time to start putting Australia’s financial planning education regime into perspective so that new objectives can be pursued, writes RICK DI CRISTOFORO....

Editorial

The focus on fee levels in financial services and investment risks missing the structural flaws and distorting incentives that are also troubling these industries....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's proposed consumer education campaign 'Swimming Between the Flags' could leave it open to prosecution, according to ...

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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....

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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...

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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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