COMMISSIONS

Superannuation

ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft points to greater scrutiny of super funds flowing form market-based financing....

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Financial planning

The FOFA and fee-for-service regimes are teaching planners how to chase bad debts....

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Financial planning

The Government appears to be reconsidering its approach to the grandfathering of commissions, according to King & Wood Mallesons special counsel Michael Mathieson....

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Financial planning

The news that ANZ licensee RI Advice plans to voluntarily disclose commissions in its annual fee disclosure statements has put the spotlight on other dealer groups' plans...

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Life/Risk

Risk commissions paid to advisers have been under attack for some time. If they were to be completely eliminated, however, what would be a viable alternative? Col Fullaga...

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Financial planning

RI Advice will voluntarily include commissions in its fee disclosure statements, according to the licensee's head of practice development Peter Ornsby....

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Financial planning

TAL Australia has announced the launch of Affinia, a new risk-specialist dealer group....

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Accounting

The Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board has committed to the introduction of the controversial APES 230 effective from 1 July, next year, and subject to t...

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Financial planning

Despite calls for financial advisers to be more aligned with other related services providers such as mortgage brokers and accountants, referral relationships will not be...

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Financial planning

Derivatives trading director Neil King was banned from the financial services industry for six years after he misled clients into trading with his company....

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Superannuation

APRA admits it has never had data on how commissions impact superannuation balances....

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Financial planning

A former Guardian Financial Planning adviser has been permanently banned from providing financial services after it was found she falsified 65 insurance policies to colle...

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Policy & Regulation

The Federal Opposition claims the FOFA bills have never been subject to appropriate best-practice measures....

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Editorial

Although the process involving the upcoming FOFA reforms commenced a few years ago, the reforms package still looks like an unsolved jigsaw puzzle, writes Pam Roberts....

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Editorial

Many definitions within life insurance have been subject to drastic changes as time rolled past. However, Col Fullagar notes income-protection cover definition is one of ...

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

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