With more than 4,600 advisers yet to meet the qualifications standards, the corporate regulator has once again urged relevant providers to check their Financial Advisers ...
Self-licensing specialist My Dealer Services has argued the only way to improve numbers in the financial advice sector is to further slash red tape, which is preventing a...
The FAAA is calling for regulators to take a partnership approach with financial advisers regarding incoming legislation, rather than treating the industry as “guinea pig...
The corporate regulator has officially launched its new digital portal for financial services businesses submitting AFSL applications, offering a more “efficient, modern ...
Despite industry criticisms, Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones believes the Labor government has moved the financial advice reform dial forward “significantly” du...
The Australian Institute of Company Directors has shared which issues are keeping financial services directors up at night, and how they compare to the sentiment of direc...
With just over three weeks until the federal election, the FAAA has put a reduction in red tape and further support for new entrants on its priority list for an incoming ...
As the financial advice profession continues to wait on further DBFO legislation, industry commentators have encouraged advisers to act now in driving practice efficiency...
With consumers often unaware of the full extent of underlying costs in operating an advice practice, Adviser Ratings debates whether regulatory charges should be separate...
FAAA chair David Sharpe says its members are ready to control their own professional standards via co-regulation as the organisation shares its five-year roadmap....
ASIC will extend the relief and requirements regarding reportable situations regime for another five years until October 2029, following a public consultation....
Compliance professionals say they face hefty workloads and growing burnout risk, but research finds this is not being reflected in their pay, with only compliance heads e...
Senator Andrew Bragg has released the final report of the ASIC inquiry, making 11 recommendations as to how the corporate regulator can be improved....
Some 41 per cent of financial advisers say they have no conflicts of interest in their business, according to Holley Nethercote, indicating a fundamental lack of understa...
Compliance professionals working in financial services are facing burnout risk as higher workloads, coupled with the ever-changing regulation, place notable strain on sta...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...