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Financial planning

The Coalition has expressed disbelief the FPA may have done a deal with the ISN conceding opt-in in exchange for other concessions including enshrining the term “financia...

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Financial planning

The FPA has announced a series of educational workshops that will address recent poor results from ASIC's financial planning shadow shop....

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Policy & Regulation

Those who argue opt-in is unnecessary fail to understand the nature of proposed FOFA reforms, according to Sydney University academic Joanna Bird....

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Financial planning

ASIC will release a new guide covering the role of research and ratings houses later this year....

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Financial planning

ASIC's regulatory framework around financial planner education is changing, which means many planners will have to pull their socks up and hit the books. Chris Kennedy re...

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Financial planning

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has affirmed ASIC's decision to ban former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser Don Nguyen from providing financial services for se...

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Financial planning

One year after ASIC launched its MoneySmart website, budget and retirement planning applications have proved to be the most popular consumer tools for the website's users...

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Financial planning

Financial services educators are aiming to be prepared for whatever changes may arise from the ASIC's CP153 consultation paper into education standards, even though no ne...

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Financial planning

With corporate insolvencies on the rise, there are a number of due diligence processes that Australian business owners can take to mitigate the risk of being left with un...

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Editorial

Concerns ASIC and APRA were becoming increasingly politicised were brought to a head during the hearings into the FOFA reforms....

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Editorial

Ever since the first impact of the global financial crisis, both international and domestic regulators have been announcing changes to hedge funds, which would aim at imp...

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Financial planning

Platform providers might be required to disclose their selection criteria for financial products included on their investment menu....

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Financial planning

ASIC opts not to pursue action against Reserve Bank companies after receiving AFP report....

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Financial planning

ASIC has banned a former Stonebridge Securities Limited broker from providing financial services for three years....

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Financial planning

Ahead of the introduction of the Federal Government's carbon pricing regime, ASIC has released a regulatory guide outlining new licensing requirements for businesses prov...

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