FINANCIAL SERVICES GUIDES

Financial planning

ASIC’s relief measures enabling advisers to rely on website disclosure information instead of providing a Financial Services Guide has been welcomed by the industry assoc...

Financial planning

Only 2% of advisers and advice firms can label themselves as “independent’, meaning most will be subject to the new Financial Services Guides disclosure obligations....

Financial planning

A West Australian adviser has told the Federal Treasury that industry funds have been allowed to hide behind intra-fund advice and to create an environment that favours o...

Financial planning

A financial planning principal has questioned whether salaried advisers employed by industry funds to provide intra-fund advice are really just a modern version of the ol...

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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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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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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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