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Financial planning

Union Standard director and former responsible manager, John Carlton Martin, has been banned from providing financial services for 10 years from providing financial servi...

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Policy & Regulation

Avoiding emotive language and releasing short reports outside of normal trading hours are among recommendations from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

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Funds management

Holly Grofski has been banned by the corporate watchdog after the firm failed to comply with Australian financial services licence conditions. ...

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Expert Analysis

The proliferation of retail investors entering the market during the COVID-19 induced downturn has highlighted the value that can be demonstrated by seeking financial adv...

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Financial planning

This week saw a big drop in adviser numbers to 19,953 as licensees with limited advice services continued to cut advisers roles and advisers opting not to proceed with th...

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Superannuation

Super funds have been warned by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority that a single serious accusation of misconduct when it comes to risk management is a pruden...

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Policy & Regulation

The corporate regulator has charged the formerly industry fund-owned bank due to contraventions of the ASIC Act and National Credit Code....

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Policy & Regulation

A Parliamentary Committee has found that the Hayne Royal Commission failed to adequately scrutinise industry superannuation fund structures and the Australian Prudential ...

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Policy & Regulation

Advisers look likely to be given more flexibility around the new fee disclosure statement rules following strong lobbying around flaws in the existing proposed arrangemen...

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Financial planning

New South Wales financial planner, Ross Hopkins, has been sentenced to a maximum period of six years’ imprisonment for 15 dishonesty offences. ...

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Life/Risk

Life insurers are not yet out of the woods on disability income insurance and should remain under scrutiny by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, according to...

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Policy & Regulation

Both were cancelled for failure to lodge its 2020 audited financial accounts and annual compliance certificate in time....

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Financial planning

Robert Bayntun Starky has failed to pay an Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) determination and failed to lodge 2020 audited financial accounts....

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Financial planning

Former director of Global Merces Funds Management, Holly Grofski, has been charged with three counts of dishonest conduct, one count of providing false information and on...

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Financial planning

Former van Eyk Research chief executive, Mark Peter Thomas, has been charged with four counts of dishonestly using his position as a director or officer of a company with...

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