Chris Kennedy

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Flooding in south-east Queensland has interrupted the services of several Queensland-based financial services organisations that had earlier offered assistance to those a...

Count Financial is acquiring a strategic 8.25 per cent stake in Professional Investment Services (PIS) parent entity Centrepoint Alliance, according to a Christmas Eve an...

Although it is still early days in terms of the fallout from the Queensland floods, Australia’s financial advisory industry has begun looking into what assistance w...

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ASIC accepted an enforceable undertaking from Professional Investment Services in December due to concerns over the firm’s compliance with its legal obligations....

The Government’s measured response to the 177 recommendations put forth in the Cooper Review has been broadly welcomed by the industry, with agreement reached on mo...

Colonial First State Property will acquire AXA’s Melbourne headquarters at 750 Collins Street through its Commonwealth Property Office Fund....

A shift to fee-for-service will see a move from active to passive investments as advisers look to justify their new fee structure, according to Fidelity Investment Manage...

BetaShares Capital has launched its first two ETFs onto the ASX, with products that track both the resources and financials sectors in the S&P/ASX 200....

The replacement of outgoing Financial Planning Association CEO Jo-Anne Bloch by Godfrey Pembroke chief Mark Rantall attracted criticism from some quarters of the industry...

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A futures trader sentenced to six years in jail has lost an appeal against the severity of the sentence....

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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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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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