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Compliance experts have warned there is potential for the experience pathway to be abused if licensees fail to check whether an individual has the necessary 10 years’ exp...

Financial planning

Money Management speaks with five advisers on whether or not they charge for their initial meetings, as Elixir Consulting finds the volume opting to charge has doubled si...

Financial planning

Financial advisers have a unique opportunity to consult and support the growing family office space as they look to mature and utilise complex investment strategies. ...

Financial planning

Nearly half of Generation X are turning to digital financial advice for support, Natixis Investment Managers discovers, in combination with a human adviser....

Financial planning

Financial advice platform Otivo has launched a compliance tool for financial advisers to publish and audit their statements of advice....

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Financial services firm Fiducian has added two new franchisees to its national advice network, one based in Victoria and the other in Northern Territory. ...

Financial planning

Tighter legislation is being urged around anti-hawking laws to prevent ‘dodgy advisers’ from scamming consumers to switch superannuation funds. ...

Financial planning

Licensees are being urged to be more flexible with their compliance obligations as advisers say they have lost sight of how the rules actually work....

Financial planning

With financial advice firms exploring 4-day work weeks, 65 per cent of employees say they would be happy to work extended hours over four days with the finding transcendi...

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Ahead of a public hearing this week, the government has commenced a consultation on draft regulations to support the implementation of the first tranche of Quality of Adv...

Financial planning

The investment appetite for private markets climbs higher as 70 per cent of advisers say they plan to raise clients’ allocations to the asset class and adviser education ...

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The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort has made its first payouts to victims since launching in April, with three claimants having been the victims of poor financial advi...

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Two industry professionals have shared lessons for self-licensed firms amid the debate over scaling up a financial advice business....

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Count has appointed Leah Hitchings in a newly created role of group head of brand and experience as the licensee looks to grow market share....

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Capgemini has identified how wealth management firms can boost their revenue after they report “substantial pressure” in the face of slower market growth and a challengi...

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4 months 3 weeks ago

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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