FINANCIAL SERVICES

Financial planning

The mainstream media’s over-reaction to normal market events is damaging the financial services industry....

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Financial planning

The Italian Azimut-backed Paul Barrett-led AZ NGA has signed up another planning business - Harvest Wealth....

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Superannuation

AustralianSuper CEO, Ian Silk, details ‘shameful’ conduct of financial services organisations....

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Financial planning

Financial difficulty disputes declined by 12 per cent over the last 12 months despite the controversies engulfing the planning sector....

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Financial planning

Despite moves to make the advice industry more transparent, it was surprising that direct property was still not a financial product, according to financial planner Lisa ...

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Financial planning

Deloitte Australia has today launched a new centre to assist financial services companies manage regulatory challenges across Asia Pacific....

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Financial planning

A NSW-based tax and credit agent has been banned from providing financial services for four years after signing off on false documents created by his ex-wife....

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Financial planning

ASIC has imposed licensing conditions on a Queensland-based financial services firm after identifying concerns over its ability to effectively carry out their supervisory...

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Financial planning

Financial services sector workers are being urged to row in behind the rest of the union movement to fight the “seemingly never-ending” attacks on employee rights ahead o...

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Funds management

A joint operation between ASIC and the Australian Federal Police into the hacking of online accounts of retail investors in August last year has now resulted in over $77...

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Financial planning

Research from recruitment firms saying bad publicity detracted new employees to the wealth management industry was not necessarily reflected in individual businesses....

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Financial planning

Misleading and dishonest conduct has landed two Perth-based finance brokers in hot water after investigations by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission resu...

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Financial planning

More than two thirds of financial employers would not be increasing headcount as confidence in the economy sagged, a survey showed....

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Financial planning

The wealth management and super industries are struggling to attract new employees in the wake of recent EUs, even as hiring intentions are set to boom over the next 12 m...

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Funds management

HUB24 has recorded its funds under management at $1.7 billion on the back of its retail platform offerings, and licensee white label products....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

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. ...

1 week 4 days ago

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

3 days 15 hours ago

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. ...

4 days 18 hours ago