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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has brought 18 charges of theft and dishonesty against a financial adviser in the Bendigo Magistrates Court....

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Financial planning

Skandia has apologised for an administrative error that left a financial adviser fearing he had lost his clients’ trust and, ultimately, their business....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has welcomed early reporting of misconduct by financial services licensees and banned a former Genesys financial advi...

Financial planning

Australian permanent residents looking to transfer pension assets from the UK can receive the double benefit of new transfer laws passed overseas and new Australian super...

Financial planning

One of Australia’s largest industry superannuation funds, Equipsuper, has argued that the Government should amend the sole purpose test applying to superannuation fund tr...

Financial planning

A Townsville financial adviser has been banned for two years by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission after being reported by his employer, RetireInvest....

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ASIC has permanently banned an ANZ bank representative and a former insurance broker after they were found to have misappropriated clients’ funds....

Financial planning

Westpac Financial Planning has embarked on a recruitment campaign involving advertising, education, an internal awareness program, and longer-term career path preparatio...

Financial planning

A Newspoll survey commissioned by the Investment and Financial Services Association has found Australians in general still need to improve their levels of financial liter...

Financial planning

A Sydney financial adviser has been banned from providing financial services for three years after failing to ensure his advice was appropriate to his client’s needs....

Financial planning

The Federal Court has found a former AMP financial adviser breached the law while providing superannuation switching advice....

Financial planning

A Brisbane financial adviser has been banned from providing financial services for engaging in dishonest, misleading, and deceptive conduct....

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