REGULATION

Financial planning

The corporate regulator enacted a 50 per cent increase in the number of investigations and a 20 per cent increase in civil enforcement proceedings....

Financial planning

As the 1 January 2026 education deadline looms, the FAAA is predicting as many as 1,000 advisers could exit the profession, triggering a significant experience loss for t...

Financial planning

Amid regulatory simplification, ASIC has outlined its efforts in making regulation clearer and accessible, as well as unveiled a roadmap for financial advisers on their o...

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Bell Financial Group co-CEO Arnie Selvarajah believes regulation will make the provision of episodic advice easier for consumers and is pivoting the business over the nex...

Funds management

For foreign fund managers looking to come to Australia, a financial services law firm has shared which regulatory option offers them the quickest pathway?...

Financial planning

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 ...

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

The corporate regulator has officially launched its new digital portal for financial services businesses submitting AFSL applications, offering a more “efficient, modern ...

Financial planning

Despite industry criticisms, Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones believes the Labor government has moved the financial advice reform dial forward “significantly” du...

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

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 ...

Financial planning

As the financial advice profession continues to wait on further DBFO legislation, industry commentators have encouraged advisers to act now in driving practice efficiency...

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

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....

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