Shail Singh

Financial planning

AFCA urges advisers to report misconduct amid self-regulation push

AFCA’s Shail Singh has encouraged financial advisers, who are often the first to hear about examples of misconduct, to speak up and report such activity if they seek self...

Financial planning

Can advisers challenge AFCA determinations?

An AFCA determination may be binding, but there is an alternative way for financial advisers to progress if they disagree with an outcome. ...

Financial planning

AFCA praises advisers for compliance

As industry organisations face Parliament to argue against rising regulatory levies, the Australian Financial Complaints Authority has praised financial advisers for rece...

Financial planning

Paperwork and communications the key to winning in front of AFCA

A senior Australian Financial Complaints Authority ombudsman has acknowledged that financial advisers are doing it tough in a tricky environment and that the authority wi...

Financial planning

Are there code of ethics risks for advisers making retirement income recommendations?

Questions are being asked about whether advisers are facing greater risks of being perceived to breach the code of ethics because of the complexities inherent in advising...