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With superannuation funds and financial advisers being the top two sources of information for retirees, a TAL white paper has revealed which they turn to first....

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There has been 11 financial advice-related bannings by ASIC since the start of the FY2023–24 financial year, equating to one every month. ...

Financial planning

A former financial adviser has been banned by ASIC from providing financial services for inappropriate advice, among multiple breaches....

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ASIC has issued information for AFS licensees clarifying what they need to do if their adviser wishes to access the experience pathway....

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Insights from Ensombl has ranked practice management as the most frequently discussed topic among financial advisers as many move away from a licensee to set up their own...

Financial planning

Vital Business Partner has launched a new coaching solution to assist financial advisers and business owners looking to grow their practices and drive efficiencies. ...

Financial planning

The decision to scale up a small advice practice can be a difficult judgement call. Money Management speaks with two advisers on whether the potential gains outweigh the ...

Financial planning

The popularity of ETFs, which are approaching $200 billion in Australia, is a potential threat to the advice landscape if consumers opt to invest directly, according to t...

Financial planning

A former AMP financial adviser has urged advisers in the BOLR class action against AMP to object to the “unfair and unreasonable” $100 million settlement sum as the objec...

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The FAAA has suggested looking offshore for overseas financial advisers to ease the adviser shortage, but are employers willing to take on the burden of workplace visas?...

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Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has said he did not expect backlash to changes around advice fee deduction and believes the second tranche will have great...

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Australia’s looming intergenerational wealth transfer remains a crucial opportunity for financial advisers, with 14 per cent of consumers looking to transfer $1 million o...

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Career changers, such as accountants and teachers, are a valuable demographic for potential advisers as industry commentators say adviser numbers are “not touching the si...

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Financial advisers and wealth managers need to exceed their clients’ desires for personalisation, a new EY report writes, and the requirements for this will vary between ...

Financial planning

The corporate regulator has permanently banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser that “dishonestly attempted to induce clients to transfer their superannuation into a b...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

3 months ago

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

3 months 1 week ago

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

5 months 1 week ago

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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A former Victorian financial adviser has been sentenced after stealing $4.4 million from clients, family and friends to feed his “raging gambling addiction”....

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