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While political leaders came and went and further regulation rumbled through, it seemed the financial planning sector spent the last 12 months in a holding pattern with m...

Superannuation

Can the ATO access a taxpayer’s superannuation when bankruptcy looms? David Oon and Bryce Figot explore this matter further....

Editorial

Responsible investment hasn’t exactly taken off in the planner space despite the advent of cheaper products and easier access. Bela Moore reports. ...

Financial planning

Lower-cost and flexible pricing models have been the most successful elements in driving planners’ satisfaction with investment platforms, according to a new report by In...

Financial planning

BT Financial Group will refund some of its BT Wrap and BT SuperWrap customers after it was discovered they had been paying adviser fees above that of disclosed percentage...

Policy & Regulation

BT Advice has revealed how much in money and human resources it spent on FOFA preparations....

Funds management

Masterfunds have continued to grow in size, ending the year to March 31 with nearly half a trillion dollars in funds under management (FUM). ...

Financial planning

BT’s Bryan Ashenden explains why the best interest duty is in everyone’s best interests....

Financial planning

It was not a formal valedictory but Financial Services Minister, Bill Shorten, used an FSC function to thank those involved in the FOFA and financial services policy chan...

Funds management

The retail managed funds sector has grown 4.5 per cent in the March quarter; however the “sell in May and go away” syndrome may plague Australian markets later this year....

Financial planning

BT Select has confirmed its continued growth but acknowledges careful due diligence on the AFS practices it recruited. ...

Financial planning

New research shows only one in 10 industry super fund members use their fund’s financial planning services due to lack of interest and awareness. ...

Financial planning

BT Financial Group extends to 150 the number of funds under capital protection product....

Editorial

Many advisers feel it’s time the investment train pulled away from the platform, but what sort of ride are they in for? Benjamin Levy reports....

Editorial

As it has become clearer how much capability is needed to comply with the FOFA reforms, advisers have turned to platforms to do most of heavy lifting. ...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

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

5 months 1 week ago

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

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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 cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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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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