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Financial planning

Suncorp chief executive warns of negative consumer impact of 'churn'....

Policy & Regulation

Shadforth Financial Group chief executive Tony Fenning believes the implementation of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms is likely to entail a lot of work with...

Policy & Regulation

The Government's Future of Financial Advice reforms may actually be a time bomb, according to Synchron's independent chair Michael Harrison....

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has reiterated its calls for a level playing field for all who provide financial advice to retail clients - including the indu...

People & Products

Russell Investments has announced the appointment of a head of its Advice Centre, which the company said signalled its commitment to the delivery of limited advice....

Editorial

ASIC, hard-pressed for funding and resources, has embarked on a costly exercise aimed at determining the quality of retirement advice at a time when the underlying rules ...

Superannuation

Up to three-quarters of superannuation funds are looking to substantially increase their advice offering over the next three years, while almost a quarter will look to ma...

Superannuation

The provision of financial advice with respect to MySuper is not entirely off the agenda, according to the chairman of the Government’s Stronger Super peak consultative g...

Financial planning

Just days before the completion of the AXA/AMP merger, AXA Australia has unveiled its updated North platform offer....

Policy & Regulation

The focus on asset-based remuneration and a shift to fee-for-service advice within the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms could create a split between holistic adv...

Editorial

The Minister for Financial Services, Billl Shorten, knows as well as anyone else in the financial services sector that the IFAAA is a minnow. Thus his recent comments mus...

Financial planning

New research confirms a growing demand for good advice from Australia's high-net-worth individuals....

Financial planning

The FPA has responded to the ISN's claims of a 'crisis of confidence' with the financial planning industry by encouraging planning clients to ensure advice they receive i...

Superannuation

Retirement financial advice will soon be under scrutiny by ASIC, with the announcement that the regulator will resume its shadow shopping survey this year....

Financial planning

Industry funds launch national print campaign supporting intra-fund advice....

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4 months 2 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

4 months 2 weeks ago

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

6 months 3 weeks 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. ...

2 weeks ago

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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ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

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