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Financial planning

The challenges presented by an ageing population put the onus on advisers to stay up to date with the latest technical know-how, Paul Rogan writes....

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People & Products

Robeco has appointed former Blackrock staffer Matthew Young as its regional manager for retail business development....

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Financial planning

Independent planning group Premium Wealth Management has hired former IOOF-aligned manager Justin Viney to lead its network’s development. ...

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Financial planning

A former WealthSure financial adviser has been jailed after transferring around half a million dollars out of clients’ accounts without their knowledge. ...

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Financial planning

Dealer groups and consumers must do their part to surveil the financial advice profession, with ASIC’s resources allowing it limited reign over the “high risk” industry, ...

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Financial planning

Senate Committee recommends higher education, professional association membership and enshrinement of ‘financial planner’ in report on ASIC performance...

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Financial planning

ASIC should be given the power to immediately suspend financial planners who it suspects have engaged in misconduct according to Senate Committee....

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Financial planning

A recent successful appeal regarding liability in a long running case involving WealthSure has created clarity around about the potential extent of liability in cases of ...

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Financial planning

Institutionally-owned Australian financial services licensees are bound by approved product lists, which compromises advice and products they recommend to clients, one fi...

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Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned Southport-based former financial adviser, Grant Patrick Thompson, from providing financial services....

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Policy & Regulation

Senate Committee recommends FOFA amendments be passed but Greens and Labor Senators object to all the suggested changes....

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Policy & Regulation

Finance Minister, Senator Mathias Cormann claims critics of the Government’s FOFA changes have fallen short on offering viable alternatives....

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Financial planning

ASIC has banned two advisers from providing financial services for up to five years. ...

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Financial planning

Dealer group Fortnum Financail Group has appointed MLC’s Joel Taylor to its newly-created role of national sales manager. ...

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People & Products

Dealer group Fortnum Financial Group has appointed MLC’s Joel Taylor to its newly-created role of national sales manager....

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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 ...

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 2 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. ...

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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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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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