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Former sole director of Sonray Capital Markets, Russell Andrew Johnson, has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in jail after pleading guilty to seven charges last yea...

Editorial

With post-retirement planning emerging as a major issue in 2014, Andrew Gale argues that there needs to be less focus on products and more focus on advice-based solutions...

Financial planning

ASFA suggests the development of specialised accreditation for planners providing retirement and post-retirement advice....

Financial planning

No-one likes a surprise when wrestling with tax and superannuation, and financial planners heading towards the end of financial year seem primed on what is about to chang...

Financial planning

AXA Investment Managers has picked up a key mandate, announcing that Mercer's investment business in Australia has allocated $150 million to AXA IM's global investment gr...

Financial planning

Synchron has actioned growing its planner numbers on the basis of ASIC’s no-action approach to grandfathering....

Financial planning

Legg Mason has recruited Colin Taylor away from JP Morgan to become Director of Sales, based in Melbourne. ...

Funds management

ASIC begins legal proceedings over failed takeover bid...

Financial planning

The attributes that companies are seeking in financial planners are drastically changing, with sales no longer a must-have skill, writes Milana Pokrajac. ...

Financial planning

Former AustralianSuper chair and now NAB/MLC director receives AIST Trustee Lifetime Achievement Award. ...

Financial planning

Satisfaction from bank customers is at an 18-year high, but that could be about to change....

Financial planning

Regulator permanently bans former authorised representative and director of an investment trustee for misleading and deceptive conduct....

People & Products

Independent investment manager Dalton Nicol Reid has appointed Robert White as its new chief executive officer and head of distribution after Harley Dalton’s departure....

Financial planning

Business of securities adviser subject to an enforceable undertaking has licence cancelled....

Financial planning

AIST president and chair of CareSuper, Cate Wood, has been appointed to replace Sandy Grant as chair of CareSuper....

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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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