FINANCIAL PLANNERS

Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will now ensure that all superannuation funds, including self-managed super funds (SMSFs), which pay pensions are “s...

Financial planning

The fallout from the lengthy, convoluted and occasionally acrimonious merger last year between New Zealand's two largest financial adviser bodies continues....

Funds management

ASIC has announced the second stage of its review of the regulations governing the financial advice activities of real estate agents. ...

Financial planning

Australians are only slightly more likely to seek the services of a financial planner when looking for financial guidance than an accountant, family member or bank manage...

Financial planning

To many in the financial services industry, the title “paraplanner” conjures up an image of a quiet techie beavering away behind the scenes on the lesser tasks of financi...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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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 ...

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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 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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ASIC has issued a warning to financial advisers to ensure they are complying with client consent requirements when entering into ongoing fee arrangements....

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