FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Financial planning

The Investment and Financial Services Association has called for a more concerted effort by the industry and government to export Australia’s financial services capabilit...

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Financial planning

The Finance Industry Council of Australia (FICA) has thrown its support behind a new Business Checklist for Commonwealth Regulatory Proposals, established as part of an A...

People & Products

Brian Bissaker has been appointed chief executive of Colonial First State, replacing John Pearce, who resigned earlier this month to take up a position in Hong Kong....

Funds management

The Investment and Financial Services Association has made a submission to the Government expressing its view that no additional regulatory measures are needed in relatio...

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ING’s product line-up now reflects the importance of stay-at-home parents, with an increased maximum sum insured of $1.5 million for its total and permanent disability (T...

Financial planning

The Investment and Financial Services Association has released a substantially revised version of its industry standards, starting with its code of ethics and code of con...

Financial planning

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Chris Pearce, has indicated that a significant degree of consumer education is needed before the large number of legacy prod...

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Financial planning

Australia is confronted by a shortage of financial planners capable of leading to spiralling levels of remuneration, according to the executive director of the Investment...

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers is preparing to launch its own version of the Financial Planning Association’s Certified Financial Planner designation....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has released a checklist of regulatory requirements to assist members when advising clients on superannuation switching....

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Life/Risk

In a move Asteron believes is market leading, the insurer will increase its maximum sum insured for total and permanent disability insurance to $300 million from February...

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Financial planning

The Investment and Financial Services Association has broadly welcomed a proposal by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Federal Treasurer, Chris Pearce, to introduce a $1...

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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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