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Financial planning

Bank executive confirms impact of grandfathering on practice funding. ...

Accounting

The IPA confirms its break with APES 230 with the formalisation of its own Pronouncement 11....

Financial planning

Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos flags what could be a lengthy process to FOFA changes....

Editorial

The Financial Services Council caused something of a stir in the financial services industry when, at its annual conference in Brisbane, it announced a policy discussion ...

Financial planning

While grandfathering appears to have put a halt on succession planning, the reality is that wider issues have been exposed and, as Jason Spits writes, planners are lookin...

Financial planning

Last week, Money Management published the first eight of Paul Derham’s 16 tips to help planner practices sail through their next licensee compliance audit. In part 2, Der...

Editorial

BlackRock Australia’s Jonathan Howie explains why ETFs can work in the best interests of clients and financial advisers. ...

Editorial

After a substantial part of the year when employers and employees seem to have been marking time in terms of job recruitment, things may be about to change, write Andrew ...

Editorial

With the naming of the first Abbott Cabinet, the Australian Financial Services industry has, unusually, found itself dealing with ministers who actually have some experie...

Financial planning

The Future of Financial Advice regime is slowly settling down. Well, perhaps. With the recent election of a Coalition Government, all bets could be off the table, as Geor...

Superannuation

CSSA is calling on the Coalition to adopt the super leniency regulation it put forward under Labor....

Superannuation

As SMSF regulatory reform puts the spotlight on the relationship between accountants and financial advisers, David Clatworthy looks at how the relationship may evolve in ...

Financial planning

Plannner sentiment has risen to pre-GFC highs following the election of a Coalition Government....

Financial planning

A new ASIC report has revealed how the regulator is allowing or rejecting planner remuneration arrangements....

Financial planning

The FOFA fee disclosure requirements seem to have confused as many clients as they have informed....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

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 FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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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 confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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