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Dealer groups are looking to grow their footprints on the back of the influx of advisers expected from the changes at AMP, the Commonwealth Bank and elsewhere....

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Policy & Regulation

The number of complaints received about individual firms should be available to financial services customers, according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trus...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has reinforced that its responsible lending action against Westpac was a test case....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has updated its guidance on climate change related disclosure....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has warned the Australian Securities and Investments Commission of the significant problem associated with allowing complaints against ...

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has warned the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to be mindful of how product manufacturers may seek to recoup costs whe...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority chairman, Wayne Byers has urged financial services companies to embrace the need for self-regulation at both industry and c...

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Policy & Regulation

ASIC has released its proposed whistleblower guidance to be implemented by 1 January 2020....

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Policy & Regulation

An appeal by Sydney lawyer and accountant Yingjie Wang against his permanent banning from providing financial services has been dismissed by the Federal Court of Australi...

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Financial planning

Will changes to default superannuation arrangements combine with changes to income streams serve to squeeze many advisers out of the superannuation market?...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned former Melbourne financial adviser Robert Michael for dishonestly borrowing money from his clients’ self-m...

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Policy & Regulation

National Australia Bank has again found itself the subject of adverse media following the publication of leaked audit documents relating to its risk governance standards....

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has estimated that remediation provisioning by Australia’s major financial institutions has so far reached $9 billion...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has fired a shot over the bows of superannuation funds tempted to provide inducements to employers to nominate them a...

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Financial planning

The Government has imposed the administrative burden of redistributing grandfathered remuneration on product issuers rather than onto financial advisers or licensees....

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