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Financial planning

Resigning AWI chairman, Andrew Barnes, flags possibility of company pursuing action to recover van Eyk losses. ...

Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has taken its case against a property company to the Supreme Court, arguing the group is spruiking the use of ...

Accounting

ASIC to focus on accounting treatment and assumptions....

Financial planning

Financial advisers and dealer groups will be able to track and record every client interaction they have, to ensure compliance standards are being met, with the roll-out ...

Financial planning

The Commonwealth bank has extended the customer contact element of its Open Advice Review and confirmed that three of the nation’s most high profile plaintive law firms a...

Awards

A passion for advocacy saw Shannon Durrant take out Money Management and Super Review’s Industry Advocacy Award....

Financial planning

FOS chief obudsman, Shane Tregellis rejects calls for a limit to its monetary jurisdiction and claims those urging a more legalistic approach are ingoring recent changes....

Financial planning

Victims of Financial Fraud group lash Medcraft’s call for tougher penalties, citing regulator’s past failures....

Financial planning

The Government has rejected a Royal Commission into Commonwealth FP claiming the bank’s Open Advice Review Program should be allowed to work....

Financial planning

West Australia’s WA Super says it is now able to accept trans-Tasman tranfers from KiwiSaver accounts....

Financial planning

ASIC warns that commissions may continue to exist within MIS arrangements despite the FOFA changes....

Financial planning

BT Financial Group has opened the way for clients to not only rate their planners but post comments on how they performed....

Financial planning

Lawyers call for limit to FOS’ monetary jurisdiction which exceeds that of many courts....

Superannuation

The Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption as specifically referenced union links to super funds as being a factor in its initial report....

Financial planning

Industry funds are as vertically integrated as anyone else and are guilty of hypocrisy when criticising such structures, according to Fiducian platform head, Patrick Jack...

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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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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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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 confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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