FINANCIAL SERVICES

Financial planning

Holding onto star performers is proving tough for Australian businesses across a range of white collar sectors, including the financial services industry, research reveal...

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Financial planning

A former Aussie mortgage broker is facing a potential jail sentence over allegations she falsified loan applications totalling $2.7 million....

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Financial planning

Employers need to be more proactive in how they attract top candidates and retain talent as there is a growing shortage of specialist skills, according to Marks Sattin....

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Financial planning

Three financial services licensees have removed the term “independent” from their website and marketing material after ASIC found they received commissions and volume-bas...

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Financial planning

ASIC has accepted EU from Sino Investment Services and its sole director after concerns over its compliance with financial services laws....

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Superannuation

Labor Financial Services spokesman, Jim Chalmers, says Governments should not try to favour particular super sectors....

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Financial planning

In an indication of its growing influence, the CFA Institute has announced a regional Advocacy Council for Australia and New Zealand. ...

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People & Products

KPMG has acquired technology consultancy, Markets IT, as it builds out its capital markets strategy....

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Financial planning

A Queenslander who raised more than $1.5 million from investors – including members of his own family – without an AFSL has been permanently restrained from providing fin...

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Financial planning

Qualified financial services candidates in short supply in NT but employers not willing to grow their own CFPs, according to new research....

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Financial planning

ASIC has banned a former ANZ authorised representative for 10 years for contravening financial services laws via misleading and deceptive conduct....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers were ‘pawns’ in the financial industry to distribute products in the past, but this will no longer cut muster, a consultant firm principal believes. ...

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Financial planning

Life/risk advisers should already be moving towards new post-LIF remuneration models....

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Financial planning

Financial services sector workers will have plenty of choice when it comes to employment options in 2016, recruitment firm, Robert Half, forecasts....

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People & Products

Mortgage firm, MoneyQuest, recruits former Mortgage Choice chief executive, Michael Russell, as its new CEO and managing director....

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