FINANCIAL PLANNING

Financial planning

AFSL service providers My Dealer Services and Libertas Solutions have partnered to launch a build-your-own-dealer-group type service into the market....

Life/Risk

Licensees using PI insurance to stop free movement of advisers to competitors....

Financial planning

Money Management breaks new ground by recognising high achieving women in the financial services industry. ...

Financial planning

Six women have been named finalists for the third annual Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and TAL AFA Female Excellence and Advice Award. ...

Financial planning

FOS company secretary Nicolas Crowhurst defends its performance on planners, but acknowledges resolving issues without going to his organisation represents a good outcome...

Funds management

Australia’s high net worth individuals are increasingly being offered 'one-size-fits-all’ solutions despite their diverse needs, a start-up wealth management firm believe...

Financial planning

A roundtable is warned that ASIC runs the risk of being sued if it tries to head off trouble in the financial services industry before it occurs....

Financial planning

While grandfathering appears to have put a halt on succession planning, the reality is that wider issues have been exposed and, as Jason Spits writes, planners are lookin...

Financial planning

Last week, Money Management published the first eight of Paul Derham’s 16 tips to help planner practices sail through their next licensee compliance audit. In part 2, Der...

Editorial

BlackRock Australia’s Jonathan Howie explains why ETFs can work in the best interests of clients and financial advisers. ...

Superannuation

As SMSF regulatory reform puts the spotlight on the relationship between accountants and financial advisers, David Clatworthy looks at how the relationship may evolve in ...

Financial planning

Plannner sentiment has risen to pre-GFC highs following the election of a Coalition Government....

Financial planning

ASIC announces EU for Spring Financial Group ahead of Federal Court proceedings against an AR....

Financial planning

Roundtable told that planner short-termism has made it difficult for fund managers to take 'big’ positions....

Accounting

Accounting firm calls on Government to pull forward implementation of TASA and limited licensing....

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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 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...

1 week 5 days 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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