FINANCIAL ADVICE

Financial planning

The Financial Services and Credit Panel has delivered a written reprimand to an adviser that it said failed to ensure their client understood their CGT liability....

Financial planning

The proportion of candidates passing the advice exam in 2024 has risen by more than a third but a notable gap exists between those who have qualified and those who are ac...

Financial planning

Financial advisers who optimise client referrals to achieve organic growth will be best placed for success in 2025, according to Dimensional, and could attract attention ...

Funds management

Financial advisers are demonstrating interest in smart beta ETFs, according to VanEck, who are using it as an alternative to active management. ...

Financial planning

The development of a new advice document presents a “blank canvas” for advisers to create a suitable document replacing statements of advice, says Adviser Ratings....

Financial planning

A former South Australian financial adviser, who also authored two personal finance books, has been banned by ASIC for a period of seven years....

Financial planning

ASIC has released the results for the November sitting of the financial adviser exam, with the pass mark sitting substantially higher than in August....

Financial planning

Money Management’s sister title ifa has announced 36 winners for the 11th annual ifa Excellence Awards 2024 at a ceremony in Sydney....

Financial planning

Financial investment advisers have been singled out as a core skill in demand in Australia with the government aiming to attract more skilled migrants to the sector....

Financial planning

Queensland financial advice firm MiQ Private Wealth has become the latest practice to utilise Yodal’s software for a digital estate planning solution as it expands its cl...

Policy & Regulation

Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones has shared further details on the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms including modernising best ...

Financial planning

Wealth Data has shared an updated ranking of the five largest Australian financial advice licensees, with just 59 advisers separating the firms in the lower half of the t...

Financial planning

United Global Capital complaints to AFCA have quadrupled since August and are highly likely to rise further as it retains membership for another six months....

Financial planning

An advice executive has shared how advisers should regularly assess the performance of their licensee, regardless of whether they are looking to leave, in order to preven...

Financial planning

Entireti chief executive Neil Younger has shared the responsibility and privilege he feels as the head of Australia’s largest advice licensee, and how he aims to prevent ...

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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 ...

5 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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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 cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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