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Organised crime gangs are putting ‘sleepers’ into financial services companies to extract client data that can be used for fraud....

Financial planning

In response to industry confusion, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has clarified that authorised representatives do need to identify their Australian...

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Australian Funds Marketing Limited, which was previously known as Australian Wholesale Funds Marketing Limited, has moved into the retail space after obtaining the approp...

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The Tasmanian District Registry of the Federal Court of Australia has issued orders to wind up two unregistered investment schemes that attracted over $5.5 million in inv...

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The chairman of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, John Laker, has argued that recent efforts to harmonise arrangements with the other financial services reg...

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Ord Minnett has announced a new online portfolio reporting service supported by Praemium Portfolio Services will now be available for its clients....

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MLC has called for the super fund sole purpose test to be amended to allow members to pay for financial advice from their super fund....

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The Financial Planning Association has amended the level of experience it requires from its Certified Financial Planner candidates to better reflect that of a typical car...

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has succeeded in having interim injunctions granted against two unlicensed Queensland investment schemes....

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The ALP has declared its intention, if successful in gaining government next year, to establish a taskforce with a view to making Australia the financial services hub for...

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The WHK Group (WHK) has retained Inspector Compliance to provide compliance services....

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A Sydney financial adviser has been banned from providing financial services for three years after failing to ensure his advice was appropriate to his client’s needs....

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Specialist financial services software provider Pentafin Services has entered into an agreement to supply Andrew West Stockbroking with its WealthVue wealth management pl...

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