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Financial planning

A ‘discipline and punish’ style approach to compliance from auditors does little to stop licensees from repeating the same shortcuts and mistakes, a financial adviser bel...

Superannuation

Warning self-managed super funds (SMSFs) that they are not entitled to compensation is too “simplistic” and needs to factor in all financial assistance available....

Superannuation

Super IP-owned Class Super has unveiled its SuperStream-ready self-managed super fund (SMSF) software....

Financial planning

Former AFS adviser Gabriel Nakhl has been permanently banned from providing financial advice after entering into an enforceable undertaking....

Financial planning

Lawyer advises licensees to get ready to change their dispute resolution systems, with ASIC now requiring them to act quicker....

Life/Risk

Asteron Life has launched a new remuneration structure for advisers, which will see them receive 10 per cent extra commission in year one....

Superannuation

Complex rules around consolidation and excessive paperwork are immobilising superannuation fund members, a survey has revealed. ...

Funds management

ASIC confirms new MDA guidelines likely in 2014....

Financial planning

Adviser sentenced to jail and permanently banned from providing financial services....

Policy & Regulation

ATO confirms to IPA conference that it intends reviewing around 11,000 SMSFs....

Superannuation

ASIC wants investors to be better informed before establishing SMSFs but denies it will pursue prescriptive new disclosure requirements....

Financial planning

A South Australian mortgage broker has been convicted after he pleaded guilty to providing misleading home loan appraisal letters to Westpac. ...

Funds management

ASIC has signalled a crackdown on unlicensed property spruikers who advocate self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investment without the proper authority...

Financial planning

A Melbourne mortgage broker has been banned for five years and his company’s Australian credit licence was cancelled after breaching credit laws....

Financial planning

ASIC has rejected a Money Management report of a union submission citing a culture of bullying and harassment....

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

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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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