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The FPA has advised that its investigation into the activities of Tasmanian-based adviser Brendan Moore has been wrapped up, with its disciplinary committee imposing only...

Financial planning

The assets of Neil Burnard, the sole director of Palentia, continue to be frozen, after the court orders enforcing the action were once again extended....

Financial planning

A Queensland financial adviser has been charged with seven counts of fraud, including six counts of misappropriating over $100,000 worth of clients’ money....

Financial planning

A judgement by the Federal Court will make it easier for clients of the Melbourne-based company, Money for Living, to seek legal advice after an announcement last week th...

Financial planning

AMP Financial Planning has revealed it considered a legal challenge over the post shadow shopping investigation by ASIC that resulted in an enforceable undertaking, but d...

Financial planning

ASIC is still closely monitoring the use of financial planning dealer groups’ approved product lists to ensure they do not give rise to investment advice that is given wi...

Financial planning

The promoter of an illegal early release superannuation scheme has been ordered to forfeit property valued at over $5 million to the Commonwealth as a result of charges b...

Financial planning

Corporate superannuation has emerged as a stand-out performer for AMP in its half-year results with the big financial services house announcing a 220 per cent increase in...

Life/Risk

Dishonesty charges have been laid against an insurance broker in the Melbourne Magistrates Court following an investigation by the corporate regulator....

Financial planning

An authorised representative of Count Financial has had limitations placed on his advisory activities by the regulator after a follow-up investigation into the superannua...

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Financial planning

Banning exit fees on super funds and restricting statements of advice to less than four pages will form part of Labor’s new financial services policy platform to be relea...

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) believes the results of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) most recent Shadow Shopping survey reflect ...

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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 ...

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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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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. ...

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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 banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

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