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APRA will probably phase in the new framework on statistical collection as many super funds are unlikely to meet the deadline, according to deputy chairman Ross Jones....
Funds management
The ex-director of Astarra AM has been banned for life after contributing to the collapse of Trio Capital by failing to comply with financial services law. ...
Financial planning
A general consensus has emerged that many dealer groups will have to change commercial models as a result of the new conflicted remuneration rules....
Financial planning
Vero confirms its selective approach on planner PI while Cormann queries current regime. ...
Financial planning
AFA canvasses concept that two-tiered code of conduct with ethics and providing good advice is more important than obviating opt-in....
Financial planning
Some of ASIC's proposed legal obligations for a custodian are unworkable, according King & Wood Mallesons director Damien Richard. ...
Life/Risk
A Victorian insurance broker has pleaded guilty to stealing over $660,000 of clients’ money over a seven-month period....
Financial planning
As the Financial Planning Association (FPA) opens enrolments for its 2013 Certified Financial Planner (CFP) program, chief executive Mark Rantall says the year ahead look...
Financial planning
The new guidance on best interests duty implies asset-based fees are just as conflicted as commissions, according to Claire Wivell Plater....
Funds management
Praemium will take over as responsible entity of BlackRock's separately managed account scheme, with BlackRock to focus on providing asset management and risk management ...
Financial planning
The FPA received a large amount of useful feedback from members and other stakeholders when consulting on its updated professional code of conduct....
Superannuation
SMSF appetite for property continues to grow, but the lack of any minimum professional standards for property investment advisers requires serious consideration from the ...
Financial planning
The Boutique Financial Planning Principals' Group (BFPPG) will not be submitting its own code of conduct to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for appro...
Financial planning
The 2004 class order issued under the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC's) managed discretionary account (MDA) policy needs to be reviewed to bette...
Financial planning
Shadow shops are comparable to taking a car off a production line and asking a panel how well it will drive, according to head of Lifeplan Funds Management Matt Walsh....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...