The FPA is investigating claims made by dealer group AAA Shares about its affilliation with the FPA and the CFP status of some of its planners....
The Government appears to be reconsidering its approach to the grandfathering of commissions, according to King & Wood Mallesons special counsel Michael Mathieson....
Guardian Advice is set to provide refuge to a few “high quality planners” from AAA Financial Intelligence, whose license was recently cancelled by ASIC....
A Sydney director has been banned for three years after an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation found he was unfit to engage in credit ac...
Ibbotson Associates’ Matthew Esler highlights that effective client engagement not only empowers financial planners with the key to unlocking scaled advice but also ensur...
Many financial advisers are talking the talk when it comes to estate planning, but will they walk the walk? Tim Stewart reports that estate planning needs to be more than...
Some of ASIC's proposed legal obligations for a custodian are unworkable, according King & Wood Mallesons director Damien Richard. ...
ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell said dealer group AAA Financial Intelligence had an “appalling record” when it comes to ensuring the advice provided was fair and honest....
A Victorian insurance broker has pleaded guilty to stealing over $660,000 of clients’ money over a seven-month period....
SPAA has urged auditors to register early with ASIC to ensure they can undertake SMSF audits from 1 July 2013....
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its intention to leave intra-fund advice out of the FOFA adviser charging regime....
While financial planners accept the reasons they are required to hold Professional Indemnity insurance, there are signs the system needs a review....
Will 2013 be the defining year for self-managed super funds? Bryan Ashenden's policy overview discusses the implications for advisers....
ASIC report on relief decisions has revealed the regulator's steadfast attitude on PI....
ASIC has cancelled the financial services licence of AAA Shares, a national dealer group based in Adelaide....
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...