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Financial planning

The recent flurry of opinions around making financial planners accountable to the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) only continues to fuel more flawed arguments that are not ...

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Financial planning

ASIC has banned a Sydney-based mortgage broker from engaging in credit activities for five years and cancelled his Australian credit licence....

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Superannuation

The mortgage broking industry appears to have created a more aggressive push into the ever-expanding SMSF segment. ...

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Financial planning

The Government’s failure to adequately respond to industry representations concerning the reverse mortgage sector has continued to affect supply in the sector, according ...

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Financial planning

With ASIC delaying its work on a financial planner training framework, progress on raising the bar on education seems to be stuck in limbo, writes Tim Stewart....

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Superannuation

ASIC has signaled it will soon be issuing a consultation paper dealing with the costs associated with self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs)....

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Financial planning

Financial planners wishing to keep providing advice in areas such as superannuation after 1 July will have to complete a course approved by the Taxation Practitioners Boa...

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Financial planning

A Melbourne adviser who placed close to $700,000 of client money in a failed investment scheme is charged with inappropriate advice....

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Financial planning

Financial planning broker firm Radar Results has been placed in liquidation as a result of an internal restructure....

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Superannuation

ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell has pointed to poor quality advice with respect to SMSFs and the influence of real property spruikers....

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Financial planning

ASIC has delayed work on its financial planner training framework while the Future of Financial Advice reforms are being implemented. ...

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Superannuation

ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell has pointed to poor quality advice with respect to SMSFs and the influence of real property spruikers....

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Financial planning

ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from financial services business City Index Australia....

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Financial planning

Industry commentators claim low-cost dealer groups could be an accident waiting to happen....

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Funds management

ASIC has suspended LM Investment Management’s AFSL for two years as its investigation into the fund manager continues. ...

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

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

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