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Compliance and regulation have been touted as the biggest reasons for the increase in advice costs and the Government needs to hold the bodies responsible accountable for...
Features
Running a financial advice practice has never been harder, Jassmyn Goh writes, and advisers must find efficiencies and restructure their revenue sources to deliver their ...
Financial planning
Social media influencers taking kickbacks is no different to the ‘bad old days’ of commission, according to one MP, as the regulator cracks down on ‘finfluencers’. ...
Financial planning
The Financial Adviser Standard and Ethics Authority has revealed how many current advisers have passed it exam, but a broader context is required to analyse exact numbers...
Policy & Regulation
A review from the corporate regulator of the six largest financial services institutions shows they have collectively paid or offered $1.86 billion in compensation for fe...
Financial planning
The ‘big end of town’ which caused the regulatory burden should be forced to pay their share of levy costs, according to The Advisers Association, even if they have left ...
Financial planning
North Coast Financial Services’ director Timothy Parry and officer Damian Price have been banned by the corporate watchdog after they were found to have breached their du...
Financial planning
The two advisers used a website to attract clients to help them find lost super, but are not adequately trained or competent to provide financial services....
Financial planning
The corporate regulator has cancelled the licence of limited licensee of Jyoti Rahman as they are no longer providing financial services....
Financial planning
The Federal Court has found it is liable for failing to supervise former adviser John Doyle, who became a case study during the Royal Commission....
Financial planning
A 100-page statement of advice to satisfy lawyers has been branded as ‘absurd’ from a parliamentarian....
Superannuation
The corporate watchdog will be checking communications from responsible superannuation entities to beneficiaries of MySuper funds that fail the Your Future, Your Super pe...
Policy & Regulation
Former director of Australasia Wealth Services and Management, James Feng, has been charged with authorising the making of a false or misleading statement to the Australi...
Financial planning
The corporate watchdog is suing six AMP firms after it allegedly charged $600,000 from over 1,500 customers fee-for-no-service from their corporate superannuation account...
Financial planning
There will be a problem in the next five years as falling adviser numbers coincide with more households seeking advice, according to Easton Investments. ...
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Podcast
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,...