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Financial planning

Ibbotson Associates’ Matthew Esler highlights that effective client engagement not only empowers financial planners with the key to unlocking scaled advice but also ensur...

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Financial planning

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...

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Financial planning

Some of ASIC's proposed legal obligations for a custodian are unworkable, according King & Wood Mallesons director Damien Richard. ...

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Financial planning

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....

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Life/Risk

A Victorian insurance broker has pleaded guilty to stealing over $660,000 of clients’ money over a seven-month period....

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Superannuation

SPAA has urged auditors to register early with ASIC to ensure they can undertake SMSF audits from 1 July 2013....

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Financial planning

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its intention to leave intra-fund advice out of the FOFA adviser charging regime....

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Editorial

While financial planners accept the reasons they are required to hold Professional Indemnity insurance, there are signs the system needs a review....

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Superannuation

Will 2013 be the defining year for self-managed super funds? Bryan Ashenden's policy overview discusses the implications for advisers....

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Life/Risk

ASIC report on relief decisions has revealed the regulator's steadfast attitude on PI....

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Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled the financial services licence of AAA Shares, a national dealer group based in Adelaide....

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Financial planning

Some financial services licensees claim parts of the regulatory guidance on scaled advice are still open to interpretation - which could potentially lead to liability iss...

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Financial planning

ASIC alleges Oliver Peter Curtis made over $1 million in profit by participating in an insider trading conspiracy with the convicted tipper John Hartman....

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Funds management

Macquarie Equities enters into enforceable undertaking with ASIC over compliance deficiencies....

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Financial planning

The financial planning industry has welcomed ASIC's guidance on fee disclosure, though some argue it should have applied only to new clients....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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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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