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Policy & Regulation

National summit urged to resolve planning issues

The FPA has urged the calling of a national summit to resolve the issues raised in the 61 recommendations of the Senate Committee report....

Financial planning

CBA planners counter FPA criticisms

A number of CBA planners have declared their anger at comments made by the FPA chairman, Matthew Rowe....

People & Products

Frontier chairman resigns

Frontier Advisors chairman Geoff Ashton has stepped down as both chairman and independent director after seven years on the board....

Editorial

Lightning strikes twice

The financial planning industry suffered substantial collateral damage as a result of the collapse of Storm Financial but, as Mike Taylor reports, last week’s Senate Comm...

Policy & Regulation

Australian regulatory protection ‘inferior’

Australia has developed a regulatory protection regime for investors which is inferior, according to Paul Resnik. ...

Financial planning

ASIC turns tables on consumers, dealer groups

Dealer groups and consumers must do their part to surveil the financial advice profession, with ASIC’s resources allowing it limited reign over the “high risk” industry, ...

Financial planning

Royal commission must consider ASIC's resources: Medcraft

ASIC says a royal commission into its handling of Commonwealth Financial Planning (CommFP) scandal would divert resources from other investigations it's currently pursuin...

Financial planning

Government cautious on Senate Committee recommendations

The future of the Seante Committee report into the performance of ASIC resides with the Government which is already signalling a cautious approach....

Financial planning

Expect ASIC to be more rigorous

ASIC has signalled its oversight of enforceable undertakings is likely to be more rigorous....

Financial planning

SMEA ties up with Taxpayers Australia

The body representing small and medium enterprises has formed an alliance with Taxpayers Australia, at the same time expressing disappointment at the government for faili...