FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR

Financial planning

The financial services sector will be largely unaffected by the Cabinet reshuffle announced by Prime Minister, John Howard yesterday despite Parliamentary Secretary to th...

Financial planning

Mike Taylor previews the IFSA 2003 ‘Illuminate’ conference, which kicks off in Cairns on August 13....

Financial planning

The continuing impact of the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) on the financial services industry has given a boost to education and compliance services provider Tribe...

Financial planning

The Joint Parliamentary Committee’s recommendations against disclosure of commissions by risk advisers have been branded a “disgrace” and condemned by virtually all sides...

Financial planning

The financial services sector has broadly welcomed today’s release by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) of a modelling template for fee disclosur...

Financial planning

Financial services group OFM Investment today announced that Sterling Grace Corporation, a New York-based investment fund specialising in the financial services sector ha...

Financial planning

Former Challenger chief executive Bill Ireland has marked his return to the industry with a series of changes at his new venture, Australian Assets Corporation, proposing...

Financial planning

A convicted executive has had his sentence upheld in the High Court following the dismissal of an appeal against five charges of fraud made by the Australian Securities a...

Financial planning

The proposed meeting between a number of small dealer groups in Sydney next month has been postponed after concerns regarding the direction and nature of a proposed natio...

Financial planning

The Financial Industry Complaints Scheme (FICS) has agreed to undergo major changes after an independent review called for a revaluation of its complaints handling proced...

Financial planning

Associated Planners is set to become the next Australian institution to make a move into the budding Asian financial services market, with the group preparing to sign off...

People & Products

Deakin Financial Services has appointed Bill Crawford to the position of State manager for Queensland....

Financial planning

BRIDGES Personal Investment Services has signalled that it will be pursuing a major growth strategy over the next 18 months, aiming to build its planner numbers to 200, w...

People & Products

Schroder Investment Management Australia has appointed Adrian Whittingham to the role of business development manager (BDM)....

Financial planning

THE Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will subject itself to its own regulatory gaze following the appointment of John Doble, who joins APRA next month to...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 1 week ago

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

4 months 2 weeks ago

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

6 months 2 weeks ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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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 banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

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