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The authorised representatives are feeling hamstrung by the unwillingness of their licensees to provide appropriate fintech and regtech solutions, according to the Financ...
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Mike Taylor writes that less than 12 months out from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s review of the Life Insurance Framework, the Australian life in...
Financial planning
There were 1,332 complaints out of 84,500 against planners in the last financial year which the Australian Financial Complaints Authority says is “fantastic”....
Financial planning
The restructuring across major banks and advice players has resulted in a large number of advisers leaving the industry because the jobs are no longer there anymore, acco...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association has launched its 2020 awards with a new category recognising technology and the use of digital delivery....
Life/Risk
Both the Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers have signalled to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that the future o...
Financial planning
The education provider has committed to not increasing its retail subject enrolment fees until at least 2022....
Financial planning
The three organisations have partnered to combine a Master of Financial Planning with the CFP Certification Program....
Features
The chair of licensee Synchron, Michael Harrison sees merit and advantages in a move towards individual adviser registration....
Financial planning
With the cost of Commerce-related degrees rising by 28% the Association of Financial Advisers is pointing to additional impact on a planning industry already hit by advis...
Financial planning
A member of a key Parliamentary Committee has queried whether financial planners are too afraid to challenge the Australian Securities and Investments Commission because ...
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s most senior financial planning executives cited advice they had given to the chair of the Financial Adviser Standar...
Editorial
Too many Governments have looked for quick fixes where financial adviser regulation is concerned and it is time for an audit and the removal of costly and unnecessary lay...
Financial planning
The financial services bodies have welcomed the extension of the FASEA exam and education standards, which now have the deadline of 1 January, 2022, and 1 January, 2026, ...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association’s proposals for adviser registration to replace licensee authorisations has caused consternation among some licensees, but the FPA has ...
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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...