FINANCIAL PLANNING

Financial planning

ASIC uses Macquarie’s Storm settlement to challenge premium handed to those who fund class actions....

Editorial

ASIC was right when it issued a warning to financial services licensees to ensure they have “robust recruitment processes” in place when appointing people who have previo...

Financial planning

Clients with mainly cash holdings not enough to sway ASIC on planner PI requirements....

Policy & Regulation

Govt appears unmoved by industry efforts to extract a further extension of the TASA arrangements....

Financial planning

A former Bell Potter Securities adviser has been sentenced to five years jail with a non-parole period of three-and-a-half years for fraudulent conduct that cost investor...

Financial planning

New research shows only one in 10 industry super fund members use their fund’s financial planning services due to lack of interest and awareness. ...

Financial planning

With investment concern levels dropping to their lowest point in over three years, new data shows both planner and investor appetite for growth assets has bounced back. ...

Financial planning

Rubik Financial has further expanded into the planner market by purchasing another piece of software from Macquarie Bank....

Life/Risk

AMP has introduced big changes to its insurance range in response to the changing way advisers do business....

People & Products

Affinia has appointed former AMP risk research manager Sitparan Gnanendran as national manager, advice as the specialist dealer group expands into the risk advice market....

People & Products

The former managing director of National Australia Bank (NAB) dealer group Apogee Financial Planning, Wayne Handley, has launched a new risk-focused group, Bombora Advice...

Funds management

Jonathan Wu, who started his career in financial services as a teenager, was this year’s recipient of the Young Achiever of the Year award for 2013....

People & Products

Wealth management firm netwealth has made another senior appointment with the addition of Lisa Faferko as head of licensee operations at Financial Planning Services Austr...

Financial planning

The AFA will soon be rolling out its revamped mentoring program in an effort to bridge the gap between its GenXt and more experienced advisers....

Financial planning

After already achieving its earlier target, Guardian Advice has announced new plans to grow adviser numbers to more than 300 by 2016....

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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 ...

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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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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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