FINANCIAL PLANNING

Superannuation

Industry Super Australia has strongly rejected Government proposals to rebate grandfathered commissions to clients arguing that it will incentivise advisers to recommend ...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has flagged to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority the high likelihood that professional indemnity insurers will refuse to co...

Funds management

The Financial Planning Association has told Treasury that it is the financial product providers who should be responsible for rebating grandfathered commissions and they ...

Financial planning

The two joint chief executive officers of a managed investment scheme operator, Australian Mutual Holdings Limited, have been banned for providing financial services for ...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has warned the Australian Financial Complaints Authority of the risk of planners facing double jeopardy if it reopens matters already d...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has warned the Australian Financial Complaints Authority of significant consequences if professional indemnity insurance cover does not...

Financial planning

Despite have better financial habits than the overall population, millennials are still pessimistic about their financial future, research from Mortgage Choice and CoreDa...

Financial planning

Dividends across developed markets saw a rise in the first quarter of the calendar year, according to research by Plato Investment Management....

Financial planning

A major bank will refund over $3 million to more than 100 retail customers, after an investigation into whether customers believed they were receiving personal rather tha...

Financial planning

EDHEC-Risk Institute has explained a few reasons as to why the March projections for Fed Funds in the year to come were lower than the December expectations....

Financial planning

ASIC has released the final report on the Commonwealth Bank’s compliance with additional licence conditions that were imposed regarding advice compensation, written by Ko...

Financial planning

The post-Royal Commission financial planning landscape by 2030 will see a number of losers and winners, according to wealthdigital....

People & Products

Financial planner, Louise Lakomy has been appointed to the board of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority....

Financial planning

There is more demand for risk and compliance professionals than any other role in wealth management, according to SUPER Recruiters’ executive director. ...

Features

As 30 June approaches, advisers are starting to look at how to best leverage tax concessions to benefit their clients’ bottom lines. Even during a Federal Election campai...

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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 cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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