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The implementation of compliance programs by Australian financial services companies are being hindered by a lack of resources, the perception compliance is not core busi...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) will hold a meeting of its 31 chapter chairs this week to combat what it sees as problems communicating with its membership base....
Financial planning
The process involved in obtaining an Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence may be arduous and time-consuming but at least it’s relatively straight-forward. What is ...
Editorial
Investors have long held a bias to investing at home and, as Lochiel Crafter writes, this is understandable but does not justify current portfolio weightings....
Financial planning
A properly run DIY fund, either a self-managed super fund (SMSF) or small APRA fund (SAF) will help ensure that your clients never have a reasonable benefit limit (RBL) p...
Financial planning
The Perpetual group has expanded its operations with the trustee side of the business launching a new operation while the investment business has rolled out a new geared ...
Financial planning
Following its recent damning report into the planning industry, ASIC is pledging to come down hard on wayward planning groups, but some say the watchdog is overstepping t...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has foreshadowed a greater focus on the needs of small dealer group after it announced a series of initiatives today aimed at sup...
Financial planning
Shortly after Bendigo Bank opened its first community branch in 1998, the bank decided it needed a financial planning arm to complement the range of services on offer. No...
Financial planning
Lifespan Financial Planning has criticised the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), claiming that its hard line on some compliance procedures may disa...
Financial planning
National Wealth Management will export its Australian capabilities in adviser service platforms to the UK, launching a new platform product to spur expansion in the marke...
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has imposed an additional condition to the dealers’ licence of Lifespan Financial Planning following concerns ...
Financial planning
RetireInvest has given an enforceable undertaking to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) after an investigation by the regulator found the financi...
Financial planning
Sealcorp and 5Di have signed up the Australian Agribusiness Group (AAG) to provide them with research on agribusiness managed investment schemes....
Superannuation
A new industry body has been launched with the hope of raising industry standards amongst financial planners operating in the self managed super fund (SMSF) sector....
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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 ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...