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Financial planning

There has been no shortage of consumers and small businesses looking to file legacy complaints with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, with data suggesting le...

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Financial planning

The Government has taken the first step towards imposing a compensation scheme of last resort on the financial advice sector, raising key questions about the future relev...

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Financial planning

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has announced dedicated support for bushfire victims across New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments commission has cancelled the Australian financial service licence of KP International Group Australia due to resignation of all ...

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Financial planning

Businesses and farmers with facilities over $5 million are now in a worse financial position than parties with credit facilities under $5 million who are able to seek com...

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Financial planning

In the aftermath of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority outlining its approach to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority code of ethics, questions...

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Financial planning

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has said it will take the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority code of ethics into account in making its determi...

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People & Products

Datacube will allow consumers and organisations to track results of complaints against financial firms by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority....

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People & Products

Justin Untersteiner has been appointed by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority as chief operating officer....

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Financial planning

The authority handled over 70,000 complaints signalling there is more to be done to restore faith in financial services....

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers has recommended a limited advisory role for the Tax Practitioners Board in the advice space while, at the same time, pointing to maj...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has called for a radical escalation of the proposed prohibition on unsolicited telephone sales, urging a ban on all unsolici...

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Financial planning

Many of the financial advice businesses named by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority as having failed to pay complaint-related charges are already out of busine...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has changed the rules to allow the Australian Financial Complaints Authority to name firms....

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People & Products

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has appointed Dr June Smith as deputy chief ombudsman, and Evelyn Halls as lead ombudsman banking and finance....

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