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Financial planning

Following a run-in with ASIC and a departure of its co-founder and managing director Darren Pawski, troubled dealer group WealthSure has rolled out a new strategy to buil...

Editorial

With Parliament prorogued and the advice reform agenda incomplete, many in the financial services industry are left wondering ‘what now?’, writes Cecilia Storniolo....

Superannuation

ASIC’s SMSF taskforce finds some disturbing features within low-balance SMSFs....

Financial planning

ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from WA-based dealer group WealthSure, with former CEO Darren Pawski banned from the industry....

Financial planning

Following calls by the FPA for industry to work together in raising awareness around the benefits of financial advice, both ASIC and the FOS have given their support to F...

Superannuation

ASIC’s Medcraft claims SMSFs are particularly at risk with respect to hybrid securities....

Financial planning

Some sections of the financial planning industry do not have a full understanding of what research houses do and to what extent their ratings can be relied upon. ...

Life/Risk

Former insurance adviser admits filing false applications for commission earnings. ...

Rate the raters

If a product receives a glowing review by a research house and subsequently fails, should the research house be partly responsible? The Parliamentary Joint Committee rece...

Financial planning

A US-based online brokerage has ceased providing new margin loans to its Australian clients following an investigation into the conditions of its AFSL....

Financial planning

Regulator concerned about adequacy of trader's market risk management systems ...

Financial planning

A major law firm has warned Australian consumers against taking advice from bank financial planners....

Accounting

Institute of Public Accountants supports ASIC training shift and pushes for exam-based assessment....

Financial planning

Perth-based advisory group under pressure from $1.7 million court case...

Financial planning

Education provider confident licensees can choose quality training without regulator oversight....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 1 week ago

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

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

7 months 2 weeks ago

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

6 days 12 hours 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 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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