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The Federal Government has rebuffed calls by the Australian Consumers Association (ACA) for superannuation choice legislation to be delayed in the wake of the release of ...

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Financial services education provider, IntegraTec, has released the latest in its series of financial planning training courses, calling for a greater concentration on co...

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A serious rift is developing between consumers and the financial planning industry over the release of a damning report criticising the quality of financial planning advi...

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC) will act against individual firms named in a damning report released this week on the quality of financial pl...

Financial planning

The financial planning industry will face a wave of criticism after the release today of a damning report on the quality of financial planning advice....

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Nobody really thinks the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) is working, says TOM COLLINS, and for that reason it should be scrubbed....

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has fired a pre-emptive salvo ahead of the release of the Australian Consumer’s Association (ACA) report on the quality of financ...

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The Financial Planning Association will make a concerted effort to deal with the thorny issue of disclosure with 17 separate projects set for action this year....

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Professional Investment Services (PIS) is moving against broad industry trends to add risk insurance and taxation services within financial planning businesses....

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Dealer group Garrisons has boosted its presence in Queensland after it established alliances with five financial services groups and made a new appointment within the reg...

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The Garrisons financial planning group has struck an alliance with National Seniors to provide financial planning advice to the organisation’s 240,000 members....

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The middle is dropping out of the financial planning industry as medium sized financial services groups continue to decline in numbers through mergers and consolidation, ...

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Financial planning fees and commission have been the subject of much discussion over the years and they are once again back on the agenda....

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Though they might often be seen as a cute addition to the family, children are also an extremely heavy financial burden for Australian parents, leaving families in need o...

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In a strategy aimed at beefing up its market presence, the Association of Independently owned Financial Planners (AIOFP) will seek to change parts of its membership struc...

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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...

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

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

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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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