FINANCIAL ADVISERS
Policy & Regulation
The Senate could disallow the Government’s FOFA changes as early as Monday unless cross-bench and PUP senators can be persuaded otherwise....
Financial planning
Australian Capital Property launches property offering....
Editorial
As scathing as the Senate Committee’s report into ASIC’s handling of the Commonwealth Financial Planning enforceable undertaking may have been, the answer does not lie in...
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....
Financial planning
The level of proportionate liability for the actions of planners and licensees has been made uncertain after the Federal Court contradicted itself in recent ruling....
People & Products
Robeco has appointed former Blackrock staffer Matthew Young as its regional manager for retail business development....
Financial planning
Investors who were encouraged to invest in what a Federal Court judge called “a Ponzi scheme” will have to pay 30 per cent of the costs of their financial adviser’s appea...
Financial planning
A former WealthSure financial adviser has been jailed after transferring around half a million dollars out of clients’ accounts without their knowledge. ...
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, ...
Financial planning
Financial advisers need to be careful when deciding to treat clients as “sophisticated investors”, senior lawyer at The Fold Legal, Lesley Thorne, warns....
Policy & Regulation
Financial advisers have been reminded the first-round deadline for the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms has arrived, which means fee disclosure statements should...
Financial planning
Draft proposals to waive the tax and commercial law course requirements for registration under the TASA are being welcomed by the AFA....
Financial planning
Senate Committee recommends higher education, professional association membership and enshrinement of ‘financial planner’ in report on ASIC performance...
Policy & Regulation
Questions are being asked about Industry Super Australia’s integrity after its 'Compare the Pair’ advertising campaign was labelled as potentially misleading by ASIC....
Financial planning
Financial advisers should be taking advantage of new technologies to market their services to clients....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...