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Financial planning

ASIC is proposing to step away from approving training courses for financial advisers, leaving it to education providers to self-assess their own courses....

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Editorial

There were some raised eyebrows when Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden announced his organisation would be developing policy with the Industry Super...

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Financial planning

Former Lionsgate representative permanently banned....

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Funds management

BOQ hit by $34.5 million in refunds to 4 per cent of its customer base....

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Financial planning

ASIC’s successful appeal against the $82.5 million settlement between former Storm Financial investors and Macquarie Bank is a “serious blow to direct consumer action”, a...

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Financial planning

Lobby group National Seniors has called on ASIC to ramp up planner regulation as AFS Group investors face investment losses due to lapsed PI insurance policies....

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Financial planning

APRA has commenced proceedings in the Australian Federal Court seeking the disqualification of former Trio Capital director David Millhouse....

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Financial planning

Regulator releases new rules but states concerns not as serious as first claimed. ...

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Financial planning

The Federal Court has deemed unfair the $82.5 million settlement between Storm Financial investors and Macquarie Bank. ...

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Financial planning

The Queensland Supreme Court has appointed David Whyte of BDO as a receiver to wind up the LM First Mortgage Income Fund....

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Financial planning

The FPA has called upon both parties to commit to promoting financial advice as it would result in “an informed nation of financially enabled Australians”....

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Financial planning

There will be no quick fix to the grandfathering issue and the movement of planners between licensees because any possible post-election scenario could take several month...

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Editorial

The Association of Financial Advisers was right to open talks with Treasury officials around the status of grandfathering when planners move between one licensee and anot...

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Financial planning

ASIC has taken legal action against Fast Access Finance for engaging in unlicensed credit activities....

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Superannuation

The Federal Opposition lodges questions on underlying costs of MySuper products....

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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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