PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is conducting an exhaustive audit of the operations of the country’s largest Australian Financial Services Licensees....

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Financial planning

Dealer groups with a mission to grow should be cautious of the risks larger planner numbers have on compliance, Avenue Capital Management director of compliance Mark Lewi...

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Financial planning

ASIC has released a second consultation paper on its proposals for compensation and professional indemnity (PI) insurance arrangements for credit licensees....

Financial planning

Professional Investment Services will draw on a $17 million fund it created in 2007 to cater for claims made against the company from Westpoint investors....

Life/Risk

The Association of Independently-Owned Financial Planners board is today meeting with Australia's five insurance underwriters to ask for a 25 per cent reduction in PI pre...

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Editorial

Count Financial announces a 9.1 per cent decline in profit and slams the need for PI, arguing it is being penalised for the mistakes of other AFSL holders who shouldn't h...

Life/Risk

Failure of high profile companies testing guidelines to the limit; questions as to whether PI insurers will continue to provide insurance to planners....

Financial planning

The FPA's submission to the PJC has called for tough credentialing before people can call themselves financial planners in a move aimed at further developing a profession...

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Financial planning

Financial planning practices are looking to pool their office resources in an attempt to lower costs and stave off forced mergers....

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Financial planning

Few financial planners appear to be fully embracing the Financial Planning Association's latest short-form Statement of Advice sample despite high praise for the FPA lead...

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Financial planning

Small financial planning practices are struggling with the complex requirements and costs of running their businesses....

Life/Risk

The Insurance Council of Australia has suggested the Government consider the introduction of a compensation fund as an adjunct to PI insurance....

Editorial

Class action launched in 2007 to recover investors' losses in Westpoint property developments....

Life/Risk

Low claims record, no complaints and conservative advice guidelines responsible for drop....

Life/Risk

Professional indemnity costs are rising, and so are the hurdles financial planners have to meet to secure a policy....

 

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