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Austrac has commenced a program of random on-site inspections of financial planners for compliance with anti-money laundering laws....
Policy & Regulation
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned the mooted changes to the tax regime covering the supply of financial services will increase costs....
Financial planning
The sons of the principal of a Melbourne advice firm currently under receivership have started up another firm under the licence of dealer group Australian Financial Serv...
People & Products
Professional Investment Services has appointed the final member of its new-look management team, with Kelly Wyman joining as group general manager, services....
Financial planning
The filtering of product information by dealer groups and perceived conflicts of interest were contentious topics at the recent Money Management round table....
Editorial
The cost of providing financial advice has not been readily measured or quantified across the industry, writes Paul Barrett....
Financial planning
A submission by Treasury to the Ripoll inquiry has pointed to the contraction that would occur in the financial advice market if certain fees and commissions were banned,...
Financial planning
The financial services industry is faced with a considerable unknown regarding the future of the bank deposit guarantee, according to IFSA deputy chief John O'Shaughnessy...
Editorial
It is often the commissions versus fees issue that overwhelms discussions about the appropriateness of the title 'profession' when applied to financial advice. ...
Financial planning
A Money Management round table of financial services industry chief executives has backed the concept of a co-regulatory model for the financial services industry....
Editorial
Regulators must infuse personal integrity into provision of financial advice....
Life/Risk
Regulatory changes to overcome deficiencies in managed investments would be inappropriate for insurance brokers....
Financial planning
A submission to the Joint Parliamentary Committee has warned that existing financial services compliance arrangements fail to recognise how financial services groups actu...
Financial planning
While trustees will have relief from FSR, clients can still sue for negligent advice....
Financial planning
Legislation is required to ensure consumers can distinguish between planners providing 'independent strategy-driven advice' and those providing 'product sales-driven advi...
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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...