"FINANCIAL PLANNING"

Accounting

ASIC has sent a harsh message to accountants who chose to play outside the transitional rules in giving SMSF-related advice....

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Superannuation

Both the FPA and the AFA acknowledge that the only certainty is another period of uncertainty following the Federal Election....

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Financial planning

The FPA has detailed the key policy differences between the major and minor political parties and the choices for financial planners are stark....

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Superannuation

Both the FSC and the industry funds have backed ASIC’s remaking of a class order underpinning the provision of general advice within banks and super funds....

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Financial planning

ASIC rules that rating financial products constitutes providing financial product advice....

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Financial planning

Industry super fund, Cbus, has launched an in-house financial advice service model and will expand its over-the-phone advice offering later this year....

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Funds management

IOOF confirms the completion of the client transition process to its IOOF Pursuit platform....

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Financial planning

Risk-focused group, Synchron, has appointed a former UBS Wealth senior employee as its new compliance manager....

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Funds management

The retirement incomes shortfall being encountered by baby boomers means it’s time to give planners more options with respect to reverse mortgage products, according to c...

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Superannuation

The Productivity Commission has been told that super funds see the provision of advice as a key service to members, but view intra-fund and scaled advice as most cost-eff...

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Financial planning

New study confirms insurance claimants who sought help from financial advisers were likely to be more satisfied with insurance companies. ...

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Superannuation

Recent changes to aged care arrangements have created just as many headaches as the proposed Budget changes to super....

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Funds management

A new global survey has revealed that those who use financial advisers give them a high level of trust....

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Funds management

ClearView has announced a capital raising amid discussion around the exit of its major shareholder....

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Financial planning

A group established by life/risk advisers is demanding answers around why product manufacturers have not be sanctioned when problems occur....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months 3 weeks ago

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

3 months ago

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

5 months ago

ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

2 weeks 3 days ago

The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

3 weeks 1 day ago

ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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