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Financial planning

Adviser required to give up authorised representative status...

Financial planning

A new ASIC report has revealed how the regulator is allowing or rejecting planner remuneration arrangements....

Accounting

ASIC data reveals the accountants’ limited licensing regime is already gaining traction....

Financial planning

New research suggests one in four financial services firms running core systems on legacy technology....

Funds management

ASIC has released information on how credit licensees should be using its MoneySmart calculator to provide reverse mortgage equity projections to clients....

Superannuation

The Superannuation Complaints Tribunal has acknowledged the existence of a backlog of complaints....

Financial planning

SFG Australia has officially launched a licensee service model in response to growing demand for back-end support from boutique Australian Financial Services Licensees. ...

Superannuation

The requirement to hold an AFSL when providing advice should extend to SMSF property spruikers, says ASFA....

Funds management

Australian hedge funds have been given a clean bill of health by ASIC largely because most investors are institutional....

Financial planning

ASIC has acknowledged an Abbott Federal Government’s intended amendments to FOFA but will not be altering its approach until they become law....

Financial planning

APRA warns lenders against letting the current low interest rate environment drive up unsustainable housing credit....

Financial planning

Australia’s growing “class action mentality” and the emergence of litigation funders have created fertile ground for claims against participants in the financial services...

Superannuation

SPAA has welcomed ASIC Commissioner Greg Tanzer’s acknowledgement of the important role advisers play in the SMSF sector....

Financial planning

FOFA regulations require planners to outline platform and investment choices in SOAs....

Financial planning

ASIC to keep watching brief for 18 months over Anne Street Partners Financial Services....

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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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