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The corporate watchdog allege that AR Wealth and Finance financial adviser Rahul Goel acted dishonestly in relation to hardship and other applications to super funds on b...

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Features

Mike Taylor writes that with the few remaining grandfathered remuneration arrangements coming to an end, a different regime has already evolved with the ultimate cost bei...

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Financial planning

The latest ASIC Financial Adviser Register has highlighted further losses of advisers, with current adviser roles dropping to below 21,500 while the numbers of planners w...

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Financial planning

The corporate regulator has banned former BGC Securities broker David Moore from providing financial services after he breached a contractual agreement between BGC and a ...

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Financial planning

The corporate regulator is extending temporary relief for financial advice and capital raisings due to the continuing uncertain impact of COVID-19....

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers has welcomed ASIC’s no-action position for fee disclosure statement and opt-in obligations for Victoria’s located advice businesses....

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Policy & Regulation

The corporate regulator has released its report on market practices in debt capital markets and outlined its expectations for Australian financial service licensees. ...

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Funds management

Thirteen responsible entities have moved to change or adjust the labelling of their funds following a review by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....

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Life/Risk

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has kicked off the first phase of its review of the Life Insurance Framework with the issuing of Section 33 notices t...

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Policy & Regulation

The corporate regulator has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of over-the-counter derivatives issuer Union Standard International Group....

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SMSF

The corporate regulator has added new conditions to the registration of two SMSF auditors, William Krammer and Yuk Wong....

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Financial planning

Governments and regulators trying to change the past in financial advice have placed its future at serious threat, according to financial planning broker, Paul Tynan....

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Financial planning

Understanding the full implications of the code of ethics and its implementation as well as the best interests duty might be bothering some advisers....

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Policy & Regulation

Barely weeks after the new litigation funding licensing regime became law, one of the biggest funders has obtained its Australian Financial Services License. ...

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Financial planning

Intrafund advice must be seen to leave clients better off or it will likely fail best interests, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....

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