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Much as a judge or magistrate has a duty to stay impartial when hearing matters which come before their courts, so too does a Commonwealth regulator....
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ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft admits he's fired up and heartbroken over bad financial planners. ...
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SPAA is pleased the Federal Government will include qualifications and professional association membership of financial advisers in the register, albeit not until March 2...
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The AFA has sought to correct a daily newspaper article which claims advisers can obtain a Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner (FChFP) designation without completing ...
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ASIC has reiterated its calls for a national exam stating that recent changes around education still did not guarantee a consistent national standard for advice....
Policy & Regulation
A Perth based financial planner has begun a campaign to seek an apology from independent senator Jackie Lambie after she labelled financial advisers as ‘unscrupulous’....
Financial planning
Consumers have high regard for financial advisers’ “technical abilities”, but their trust in the profession has been shaken in recent months, new research reveals. ...
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Emotional Intelligence is increasingly becoming a critical skill set for advisers, not just to improve client relationships, but to stay in business, Wayne Lear writes....
Financial planning
Industry organisations have applauded parliament’s restoration of the grandfathering provision in the latest round of the FOFA reforms, claiming it overturned a rule that...
Policy & Regulation
Planners are accused of hanging on to horse and cart in their resistance to FOFA changes....
Financial planning
Financial advisers need to pay close attention to the mental health of their colleagues and clients, Affinia general manager, Craig Parker believes....
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A former financial adviser has been jailed after being found guilty of stealing shares worth almost $1.5 million to meet margin calls on his mother’s margin lending accou...
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Prominent Financial Services director, Christine Swanson recognised with chair of AFA Inspire....
Policy & Regulation
Fewer Australians will be able to afford to obtain financial advice following the Senate’s decision to disallow the Government Future of Financial Advice regulations, the...
Financial planning
AMP SMSF has backed calls for making it compulsory for financial advisers to undertake specific training if they are going to advise on SMSFs....
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...