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Financial planning

A former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser has been permanently banned by ASIC after it was found he had forged the signatures of four of his clients....

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Financial planning

Paul Derham and Sonnie Bailey share a few mistakes they’ve seen financial planners make over the years and outline tips for saving time and money....

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Financial planning

Westpac has agreed to withdraw and modify communications sent to customers regarding credit limit increase invitations after ASIC formed the view they were misleading....

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Policy & Regulation

The Association of Financial Advisers tells its members it is time to move on with the new post-FOFA environment despite being wedged by the Govt and Industry Super Netwo...

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Financial planning

All financial advice is scaled to some extent, and 'there isn't some form of separation between holistic and scaled', according to ASIC senior executive leader Ged Fitzpa...

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Financial planning

Derivatives trading director Neil King was banned from the financial services industry for six years after he misled clients into trading with his company....

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Financial planning

Following his conviction in the Magistrates Court of Victoria, the ASIC has permanently banned financial adviser Christos Papaioannou from providing financial services....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association and Financial Planning Education Council have released for consultation a national financial planning curriculum that also calls for a ...

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Financial planning

ASIC has accepted the enforceable undertaking of Sydney-based auditor Graham Bruce Abbott after he failed to comply with rotational requirements....

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Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned a former contracts for difference (CFD) dealer after it found that he had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct under a deregistered bus...

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Policy & Regulation

The Future of Financial Advice reforms may have passed through the House of Representatives but there is plenty of unknown detail causing concern to the major association...

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Superannuation

Cecile Apolinario explains the key issues and steps trustees need to address when starting a pension for a SMSF member....

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Editorial

Mike Taylor reports that submissions to the Productivity Commission review of default superannuation funds under modern awards have raised important questions about the r...

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Financial planning

Australia's current financial markets' regulatory structure gives it an advantage compared to the byzantine structures in other markets, according to Nick Sherry....

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Financial planning

Australian investors holding term deposits could be costing themselves money by allowing automatic rollovers, according to comparison website, RateCity....

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