FINANCIAL PLANNERS

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that ASIC is right to pursue managers with just as much vigour as it pursues financial planners when things go wrong. ...

Financial planning

Lawyer points to possible action against planners and accountants as Timbercorp class action fails....

Financial planning

Financial planning firms and dealer groups would be levied by ASIC according to the number of authorised and employee representatives they have on their books....

Financial planning

ASIC has outlined four key areas for regulatory improvement - including for a national exam, a wider register and greater banning powers....

Financial planning

Money Management has announced the finalists for one of its flagship awards for 2014, BDM of the year....

Financial planning

The attributes that companies are seeking in financial planners are drastically changing, with sales no longer a must-have skill, writes Milana Pokrajac. ...

Editorial

An easy line of spin is being peddled on the antecedents and consequences of the Government’s FOFA amendments. But any examination of financial services history shows the...

Editorial

If financial planners were given a choice between the model underpinning the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal and that underpinning the Financial Ombudsman Service, wha...

Financial planning

Planners and accountants unlikely to take each other’s work due to workloads involved. ...

Financial planning

New Wealth Insights research confirms planners remain generally upbeat....

Financial planning

Centrepoint Alliance to assist planners gain their own licence and secure PI cover ...

Financial planning

US specialist Bill Bachrach says Australian planners should be focused on their clients’ needs rather than their fee structures....

Financial planning

BT rolls out tablets to its planning force to increase face-to-face time with clients....

Financial planning

New legal advice obtained by ISA states planners will be able to satisfy the best interests duty without actually acting in the best interests of the client. ...

Financial planning

Financial planners may need to complete at least 60 hours of CPD to stay registered as tax advisers, TPB proposes....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

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...

2 weeks 1 day ago

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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