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Financial planning

Accounting firm Chan & Naylor has announced plans to expand its network, and has appointed a new chief operating officer to oversee the process....

People & Products

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has appointed a new director of government relations and strategy, with Gordon Noble poised to take on the rol...

People & Products

Wilson HTM chief executive David Groth has stepped down after a year in the role, sparking a major reshuffle at the group....

Financial planning

A panel of senior financial planners has warned that ‘opt-in’ will drive up costs and abrogate the fundamental relationship between advisers and clients....

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has issued a how-to-vote card with CEO, Mark Rantall, describing the upcoming ballot as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the ...

Financial planning

Opes Prime boss Laurie Emini will stand trial in the Victorian Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to ASIC charges....

Superannuation

Australia's first chair of finance and superannuation has been appointed at the University of Technology Sydney's (UTS) Business School, with Professor Susan Thorp taking...

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Financial planning

Calls for the removal of Approved Product Lists have emerged, with some industry participants claiming they have the potential to erode the quality of advice given to cli...

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Financial planning

The FPA has described recent comments from sections of the trade union superannuation movement advocating an opt-in payment structure for financial advice as ‘alarm...

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Financial planning

Professional Investment Services has commissioned a report examining a proposed takeover of the Opus 21 property fund by Century Funds Management – a report Opus ha...

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Editorial

Suncorp Group’s half-year results have been hit by the impact of natural disasters, with the group posting a net profit after tax of $223 million to 31 December, 20...

Financial planning

Valad Property Group has suffered a $50 million profit decline in the first half of this financial year, with acting chief executive Clem Salwin admitting the results wer...

Editorial

KKR bid, Smartsuper impairments and other factors weigh on Deverall’s last Perpetual result....

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Financial planning

Sonray chief executive Scott Murray pleads guilty on multi-million dollar charges....

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Financial planning

Lobby groups with vested interests sparked the endless debate around adviser remuneration, which is clouding the issue of inadequate levels of retirement savings and chro...

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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 ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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