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Financial planning

The latest ASIC Market Supervision Report reveals practices amongst securities dealers which might make a planner blush. ...

Financial planning

A former mortgage broker and financial services representative has been permanently banned after engaging in dishonest conduct. ...

Financial planning

A former WealthSure financial adviser has pleaded guilty to 22 criminal charges including falsifying client withdrawal requests....

Financial planning

ASIC will continue its crackdown on the mis-selling of hybrid securities. ...

Superannuation

New research from SPAA suggests a significant gap exists with respect to accountants giving advice on SMSFs working under AFSLs ...

Financial planning

Credit Union Australia (CUA) has agreed to maintain interest rate discounts for eligible home loan customers after concerns were raised about misleading advertisements. ...

Financial planning

ASIC is proposing to step away from approving training courses for financial advisers, leaving it to education providers to self-assess their own courses....

Financial planning

Former Lionsgate representative permanently banned....

Funds management

BOQ hit by $34.5 million in refunds to 4 per cent of its customer base....

Financial planning

Lobby group National Seniors has called on ASIC to ramp up planner regulation as AFS Group investors face investment losses due to lapsed PI insurance policies....

Financial planning

APRA has commenced proceedings in the Australian Federal Court seeking the disqualification of former Trio Capital director David Millhouse....

Financial planning

Regulator releases new rules but states concerns not as serious as first claimed. ...

Financial planning

The Federal Court has deemed unfair the $82.5 million settlement between Storm Financial investors and Macquarie Bank. ...

Financial planning

The Queensland Supreme Court has appointed David Whyte of BDO as a receiver to wind up the LM First Mortgage Income Fund....

Financial planning

The FPA has called upon both parties to commit to promoting financial advice as it would result in “an informed nation of financially enabled Australians”....

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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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