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The Financial Advisers Standards and Ethics Authority is seeking feedback to better align Standard 3 to its intent in the code of ethics guide. ...

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Ultiqa Lifestyle Promotions is being sued by the corporate regulator for providing financial advice that was not in customers best financial interest....

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To allow the compensation scheme of last resort to commence as soon as possible, the Government will fund it for the first year with an industry levy to follow....

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The bill will allow courts to be empowered to approve or vary the method for distributing claim proceeds to non-members of the scheme....

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Many in the Senate chamber have acknowledged big corporations – the big four banks, AMP and insurance companies – have not been held to account by Royal Commission legisl...

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The Association Financial Advisers will use the Quality of Advice review to push for tweaks to the single disciplinary body and the mechanism for registration to the Tax ...

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The bill passed without amendments and industry leaders expect that planners will now be able to focus on clients without the distraction of constant regulatory change. ...

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With the compensation scheme of last resort bill to be debated on soon, 73% of consumers support a compensation scheme for victims of financial misconduct, according to a...

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The SMSF Association have given its full support to the Financial Services Council’s ‘White Paper on Financial Advice’, saying it will help to deliver cost savings and pr...

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The corporate regulator has banned Melbourne-based financial adviser Ashok Sherwal from providing financial services for six years after giving inappropriate advice for h...

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The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has broadened the corporate regulator’s decision to ban Spectrum Wealth director, Mark Schroeder, from providing financial services....

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The corporate regulator has sought feedback on a proposal to extend its product intervention order for its contracts for difference for retail clients....

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