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ASIC has permanently banned a former South Australian insurance company director from providing financial services after he fraudulently obtained more than $400,000 from ...

Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned a former South Australian insurance company director from providing financial services after he fraudulently obtained more than $400,000 from ...

Editorial

Mike Taylor reports that a number of submissions filed with the Parliamentary Joint Committee reviewing the FOFA bills have revealed a serious disconnect between what the...

Financial planning

Suncorp Life has developed what it describes as "an engine room for product and service development and delivery" aimed at growing its direct distribution business....

Financial planning

As baby boomers reach retirement and their latter years, intergenerational financial advice might be the answer to continued business growth in the future, according to P...

Editorial

2012 will be the year of the savvy consumer - and the financial services industry is preparing for this new trend, writes Jim Minto....

Financial planning

Suncorp Life has developed what it describes as "an engine room for product and service development and delivery" aimed at growing its direct distribution business....

Financial planning

One year on from the floods that devastated south-east Queensland, confusion over flood definitions means a huge number of disputes over denied flood claims is still clog...

Financial planning

Life risk sector had a successful 2011, with almost all major insurers achieving double-digit growth over the year....

Financial planning

One year on from the floods that devastated south-east Queensland, confusion over flood definitions means a huge number of disputes over denied flood claims is still clog...

Financial planning

Life risk sector had a successful 2011, with almost all major insurers achieving double-digit growth over the year....

Policy & Regulation

FOFA reforms will dent the growth of the personal superannuation and allocated pension markets, but the self-managed, industry super fund and employer sponsored sectors w...

Financial planning

Despite widespread negative sentiment, employment expectations within the financial services industry remain positive, according to recruitment expert, Hudson....

Financial planning

New data released by Roy Morgan Research suggests finance and insurance companies are more optimistic about 2012 than some other sectors....

Financial planning

Despite widespread negative sentiment, employment expectations within the financial services industry remain positive, according to recruitment expert, Hudson....

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4 months 3 weeks ago

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

5 months ago

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

7 months 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. ...

3 weeks 5 days ago

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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