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Actuaries Institute recommends creation of commission to oversee financial systems policy and decide on policy conflicts....
Financial planning
Planners should familiarise themselves with media laws or risk a run-in with ASIC, says financial services lawyer....
Financial planning
ASIC finances a trip down the aisle to survey wedding costs in Australia....
Financial planning
More than 80 per cent of Trust shareholders vote in favour of Perpetual bid....
Superannuation
Warning self-managed super funds (SMSFs) that they are not entitled to compensation is too “simplistic” and needs to factor in all financial assistance available....
Superannuation
Industry Super Australia has pointed to new research to highlight fee disparity between SMSFs and industry super funds....
Financial planning
ASIC’s investigation of the Commonwealth Financial Planning (CommFP) scandal lacked the resources and scope to properly compensate all affected clients, a law firm believ...
Life/Risk
ASIC has made it clear it would like to see life insurance commissions banned as it would be the most effective way of combating churn, according to The Fold Legal managi...
Financial planning
A former investment manager tied to embroiled superannuation fund Trio Capital is facing jail after admitting to making false or misleading claims for financial gain. ...
Financial planning
FPA chief executive calls on CFP members to actively promote designation. ...
Financial planning
FPA to make submission around transparency and consistency of dispute resolution scheme....
Financial planning
Perpetual has received the final regulatory approval required to proceed with its acquisition of The Trust Company, with the New Zealand Overseas Investment Office granti...
Financial planning
Lawyers target planners as ASIC says PI is a risk management tool rather than a consumer protection mechanism....
Superannuation
On the back of comments made by ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer, SPAA has welcomed the regulator's recognition and acknowledgement of professional service providers in the ...
Financial planning
Former Opes Prime Stockbroking director Julian Smith has been found not guilty of dishonestly breaching his duties as director in the Victorian Supreme Court. ...
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