FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Financial planning

Implementation of the Federal Budget superannuation initiatives will result in intense competition between fund managers to develop pension products and services to attra...

Life/Risk

Shadow shopper has revealed a “surprisingly” low percentage of consumers received life insurance advice although, according to industry experts, the responsibility lies o...

Financial planning

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Financial planning

Despite one in five financial planners falling foul of the corporate regulator in its latest shadow shopping exercise, and the resulting negative coverage in the mainstre...

Financial planning

The Investment and Financial Services Association has released a discussion paper it hopes will stimulate debate among its members and in the industry about how assumptio...

Superannuation

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has released its second Policy Options for Retirement Incomes and Long Term Savings report, which contains recomm...

Financial planning

The IFSA Regulatory Affairs Board Committee has outlined its intended approach toward improving regulation for the financial service industry with the release of its Head...

Editorial

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Policy & Regulation

Hopes that the superannuation contributions tax will be scrapped in the next budget have been dampened, with Federal Treasurer Peter Costello today stating a removal of t...

Financial planning

ASIC is not ‘out to get’ the advice industry or restructure it, preferring to work with the industry to help improve standards, according to ASIC commissioner and current...

Editorial

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Financial planning

The Investment and Financial Services Association’s (IFSA’s) influence on financial services policy debates was never more evident, nor better rewarded, than in 2005, whe...

Editorial

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Financial planning

A recent Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) industry forum heard compelling evidence as to why product rationalisation is an issue that will increasingl...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months 3 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

3 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

5 months ago

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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