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The new economy has brought with it new criteria for investor protection, a senior ASIC commissioner has told members of the FPA Melbourne chapter....

Financial planning

Private banks have failed to understand investors, and are sending clients irrelevant information and ignoring their real needs....

Financial planning

The new economy has brought with it new criteria for investor protection, a senior ASIC commissioner has told members of the FPA Melbourne chapter....

Financial planning

While a reasonable proportion of investors access financial services information over the Internet and are confident in conducting transactions via this means, the majori...

Funds management

For financial planners to attract and retain affluent clients, the so-called emerging wealth investor, such as self managed super fund trustees, they need to offer a broa...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) recently issued a warning, telling investors and advisers to be aware of the pitfalls of share trading systems...

Financial planning

A former AMP financial adviser has been banned for life from acting as an in-vestment adviser....

Financial planning

A former AMP financial adviser has been banned for life from acting as an invest-ment adviser....

Financial planning

The picture for gold stocks is brighter than it’s been for some time, but investors, it seems, are just not seeing it....

Financial planning

Last month, Australia’s investment watchdog fired out a missive to investors alerting them to the dangers of the margin lending market. Samantha Walker asked the in-dustr...

Financial planning

The booming margin lending market may be attracting heat from regulators around the world, but Ralph inspired tax changes are set to keep the flame burning. Jason Spits ...

Financial planning

The world’s largest active fixed interest manager, US-based PIMCO, says there is a unique opportunity for fixed interest investors in the middle range of credit qual-ity ...

Financial planning

Hillross Financial Services is to begin a mail-out to 2,500 of its investors in its PortfolioCare Investment Service this week, following news its disclosure docu-ments m...

Financial planning

All planners know the pitfalls of recommending investments that do not fit the risk profile of their clients. Putting aside the ultimate scenario of a disgruntled investo...

Superannuation

Tower Life Australia hopes to raise $40 million from its new Protected Equity Bond which is being distributed direct to investors via a call centre....

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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 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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ASIC has issued a warning to financial advisers to ensure they are complying with client consent requirements when entering into ongoing fee arrangements....

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