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Financial planning
ASIC has requested members of the financial services sector to report suspected breaches and inappropriate behaviour....
Financial planning
Australia’s two corporate regulators should be held accountable for fostering competition in the financial services space by way of tight legislative mandates....
Financial planning
Consumers are unlikely to understand the term ‘independent advice’ and its use will help in the management of conflicts of interest according to KPMG....
Life/Risk
Life insurers should have the same powers as general insurers when it comes to dealing out benefits like riders, according to TAL. ...
Financial planning
The financial services sector needs a new ASIC commissioner specifically to deal with international regulatory issues....
Financial planning
ASIC has recommended that institutionally-aligned advisers be labelled as “restricted advice’ businesses and provide statements about limited product advice....
Financial planning
The former chair of ASIC Tony D’Aloisio will chair listed financial services technology provider IRESS....
Financial planning
Perth-based planning company, Trafalgar Financial, listed by ASIC on ‘abandoned’ companies list....
Financial planning
ASIC wants the power to investigate bank managers if it suspects they are coercing planners into selling risky products, Fairfax Media reports. ...
Financial planning
Centrepoint Alliance has posted an $11 million turn around in after tax profit in the last 12 months driven by good results in its advice and insurance funding businesses...
Editorial
Mike Taylor writes that the Commonwealth Bank’s results announcement and its continued standing in the eyes of consumers suggests its financial planning woes have represe...
Editorial
ASIC must do more than simply identify problems when it publishes its forthcoming report on the life/risk industry. It must identify some solutions....
Funds management
A Victorian property developer who defrauded investors has been sentenced to five years and three months in jail, following an investigation by ASIC....
Financial planning
ASIC plans to have more ‘cops on the beat’ as it targets the financial advice sector....
Life/Risk
ASIC’s upcoming report on risk insurance churn is likely to lead to further debate on removing commissions but would overlook the related costs of advice according to Syn...
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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...