Kate Cowling

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Australia’s corporate regulator is severely limited in the range and severity of penalties it can hand out for wrongdoing - particularly compared to the US and UK, a revi...

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Spiralling credit card debt is causing anxiety for more than 50 per cent of Australians, a survey has revealed....

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Independent dealer group Premium Wealth Management is slowly growing its member footprint with a new acquisition after it was “grounded” last year by regulatory reform....

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Commsec has been fined $55,000 after an erroneous order for a telecommunications product skewed the market price....

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Boutique advisory firms Affinity Wealth Services and Redgum Wealth Group have signed up with managed discretionary account platform managedaccounts.com.au...

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Investment 'supermarket’ InvestSmart has restored its two founders to the helm, who say they have revamped the website to “trumpet the virtues of diversification”....

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A new system of registering business names has rendered white labelling almost impossible, a financial services legal firm believes....

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Poor culture in large financial services organisations could be holding women back from leadership roles, industry executives believe....

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AIA Australia has released a new commission payment model for advisers, which it says could almost double the value of advisers’ business over 10 years....

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South Korea’s free trade agreement with Australia will open the door for unprecedented skill transfers from the local financial services sector, according to the FSC. ...

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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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