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Financial planning

Beacon head of compliance replaced after former staffer leaves to start compliance service....

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Financial planning

Educational programs launched by some vertically integrated dealer groups are nothing more than a product push to advisers, says Anne Fuchs....

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Financial planning

Financial Index says Centric’s independent approach sits at the core of its acquisition move....

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Financial planning

Centric Wealth to combine with Financial Index Wealth Accountants in a transaction backed by KKR....

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Editorial

Throughout 2013, ASIC executives repeatedly used AAA Financial Intelligence as an example of how not to run a financial planning dealer group....

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Financial planning

With the festive season well and truly upon us, now is a good time to examine the obligations of financial advisers in relation to receiving non-monetary (or soft dollar)...

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Financial planning

Non-aligned planners can vertically integrate but not by using current business models....

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Financial planning

Non-aligned advice can compete and grow but needs to shift focus away from asset management....

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Financial planning

Dealer group head calls for rigorous consultations before FOS moves to lift fees....

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People & Products

In a move to tap into the growth in popularity of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), BetaShares has appointed Lyndall James as director of adviser services....

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Financial planning

Planners and dealer groups warned on potential costs embedded in Privacy Act changes for client data breaches....

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Financial planning

Amid the implementation Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) requirements, Infocus chief executive Rod Bristow said a many Infocus offices have seen an increase in new busin...

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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...

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Financial planning

Henderson Global Investors has acquired 100 per cent of H3 Global Advisors’ equity....

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Life/Risk

Fortnum Financial Advisers is requiring the major risk insurers to meet a higher set of standards before they can be admitted to the group’s APL as “preferred insurers”....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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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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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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