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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has told the Australian Securities and Investments Commission the same reference checking protocols that apply to financial advisers sh...

Financial planning

Financial advisers should not be unnecessarily entangled by the Government’s new insurance claims handling legislative framework just because they are taking on a new cli...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has leveraged the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s affordable advice review to drive home its policy for financial ad...

Financial planning

Although the removal of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority is a huge victory for many in the industry who spent the last few years fighting for reform, ...

Financial planning

The Federal Government has made at least some concessions to financial advisers with new legislation at least simplifying some elements of fee disclosure while making cle...

Financial planning

The FPA is on a recruitment drive among former members and new members with whom it has had contact offering a discount of $506 for those wanting to become Associate Memb...

People & Products

Diana D’Ambra has been appointed as an additional director and will chair the board audit and risk committee....

Financial planning

Advisers providing "strategic advice” or financial coaching should be subject to the same regulatory obligations as other advisers, according to the Financial Planning As...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association is pointing to the proposed Single Disciplinary Body as the answer for delivering greater regulatory simplicity for financial tax advis...

Financial planning

WA-based HPH Solutions has picked up two awards, as the annually presented award reaches its eighth year. ...

Financial planning

The industry is still a “boy’s club” and it will come at the expense of advice that better suits the needs of female clients....

Superannuation

The Government’s Retirement Income Review has been welcomed but the industry has differing views on the superannuation guarantee increase and accessing home equity to fun...

Financial planning

The volume of regulatory change means it is becoming impossible to do business as a financial planner using old technology and old ways of operation, according to the Fin...

Editorial

The widespread general criticism of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority’s latest efforts around code of conduct guidance should be the catalyst for the G...

Financial planning

Clarity around Standard 3 of the financial adviser code of ethics is vital and the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority needs to stop playing ‘semantic games’...

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6 months ago

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

6 months ago

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

8 months ago

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

3 weeks 4 days ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

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ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

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