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?...

5 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 1 week ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 1 week ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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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 confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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