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A ‘discipline and punish’ style approach to compliance from auditors does little to stop licensees from repeating the same shortcuts and mistakes, a financial adviser bel...
Superannuation
Warning self-managed super funds (SMSFs) that they are not entitled to compensation is too “simplistic” and needs to factor in all financial assistance available....
Superannuation
Super IP-owned Class Super has unveiled its SuperStream-ready self-managed super fund (SMSF) software....
Financial planning
Former AFS adviser Gabriel Nakhl has been permanently banned from providing financial advice after entering into an enforceable undertaking....
Financial planning
Lawyer advises licensees to get ready to change their dispute resolution systems, with ASIC now requiring them to act quicker....
Life/Risk
Asteron Life has launched a new remuneration structure for advisers, which will see them receive 10 per cent extra commission in year one....
Superannuation
Complex rules around consolidation and excessive paperwork are immobilising superannuation fund members, a survey has revealed. ...
Funds management
ASIC confirms new MDA guidelines likely in 2014....
Financial planning
Adviser sentenced to jail and permanently banned from providing financial services....
Policy & Regulation
ATO confirms to IPA conference that it intends reviewing around 11,000 SMSFs....
Superannuation
ASIC wants investors to be better informed before establishing SMSFs but denies it will pursue prescriptive new disclosure requirements....
Financial planning
A South Australian mortgage broker has been convicted after he pleaded guilty to providing misleading home loan appraisal letters to Westpac. ...
Funds management
ASIC has signalled a crackdown on unlicensed property spruikers who advocate self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investment without the proper authority...
Financial planning
A Melbourne mortgage broker has been banned for five years and his company’s Australian credit licence was cancelled after breaching credit laws....
Financial planning
ASIC has rejected a Money Management report of a union submission citing a culture of bullying and harassment....
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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...