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Financial planning

A former WealthSure planner who has been ordered to pay $1.7 million in damages to a client is unlikely to pay the claim after he declared himself bankrupt....

Financial planning

Perth-based advisory group under pressure from $1.7 million court case...

Financial planning

A technical issue which prompted AFS Group not to establish a trust account via which it could remunerate authorised representatives has ended up denying those planners t...

Financial planning

Synchron’s John Prossor claims a repeat of the AFS brokerage losses can be avoided by paying advisers without delay....

Financial planning

AFA calls for clarity after Court rules brokerage account not reserved for advisers....

Financial planning

The Federal Court has deemed unfair the $82.5 million settlement between Storm Financial investors and Macquarie Bank. ...

Financial planning

ASIC has taken legal action against Fast Access Finance for engaging in unlicensed credit activities....

Financial planning

A recent Storm Financial settlement caused quite a bit of controversy and resulted in an appeal from the regulator. Milana Pokrajac finds many in the legal community deem...

Financial planning

Law firm warns that ratings houses could be partially liable for money lost by investors in financial products they rate, following a landmark ruling in the Australian Fe...

Superannuation

Can the ATO access a taxpayer’s superannuation when bankruptcy looms? David Oon and Bryce Figot explore this matter further....

Funds management

Retail derivatives issuer Apex Derivatives will be wound up after ASIC received orders in the Federal Court....

Editorial

Despite the Parliament having risen for the winter recess, and probably for the last time before a Federal election, it will nonetheless be difficult to keep politics out...

Financial planning

The Federal Opposition has urged new Treasurer, Chris Bowen, to revisit the Government’s approach to Trio/Astarra compensation arrangements....

Financial planning

The Federal Court has given ASIC the green light to pursue Storm founders in court over the failure of the dealer group. ...

Financial planning

ASIC points to conflicted, commission-driven culture at Commonwealth Financial Planning five years ago....

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