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CBA says it has worked with customers to “put things right”, after the corporate regulator moved to address inconsistent compensation to customers of two CBA-owned planni...

Financial planning

FPA uses Comm FP’s continuing troubles to restate case for separating product from advice....

Financial planning

A $200 million class action could be brought against the Commonwealth Bank-owned Financial Wisdom on behalf of thousands of investors who claim they lost money due to “ba...

Financial planning

As Commonwealth FP again finds itself in the media spotlight, the FPA has defended the manner in which it has handled members who broke bad....

Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled the licence of a CBA-owned advice group, the second in a month, following a request from the bank. ...

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that ASIC is right to pursue managers with just as much vigour as it pursues financial planners when things go wrong. ...

Financial planning

ASIC tells a Senate Committee that while Commonwealth Financial Planning has lived up to its enforceable undertaking requirements, further work is required on its breach ...

Financial planning

The attributes that companies are seeking in financial planners are drastically changing, with sales no longer a must-have skill, writes Milana Pokrajac. ...

Financial planning

Milana Pokrajac examines the advantages and disadvantages of vertically integrated advice compared to self-licensing and non-aligned advice....

Financial planning

Commonwealth Financial Planning whistleblower Jeffrey Morris claims ASIC failed to act to cover its own incompetence....

Financial planning

Despite all the negative publicity, Commonwealth Financial Planning has exited its 2011 EU with ASIC....

Financial planning

ASIC has rejected reports that Medcraft will not front Senate Inquiry. ...

Financial planning

Representative body for mortgage brokers claims members not involved in cases of fraud submitted to Senate review of ASIC....

Financial planning

Senate committee tasked with working through more than 400 submissions in review of ASIC....

Editorial

The Coalition signaled early that one of its first priorities if it won Government at the 2013 Federal Election would be 'Son of Wallis' – essentially an update of the Fi...

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