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SPAA is urging SMSFs to get quality advice after the ATO announced it would increase its monitoring of the sector. ...

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Policy & Regulation

The ATO has set its agenda for targeting high net worths in 2013/14....

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Financial planning

An independent expert will monitor the way PIS gives financial advice for the next nine months to ensure the group meets the standards set out in the Enforceable Undertak...

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Financial planning

New international data confirms more than half the world’s security exchanges have been targeted by cyber attacks....

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Financial planning

A former Bell Potter Securities client adviser has been permanently banned from providing financial services after he was convicted of offences involving dishonesty. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC signals it will look to the most senior levels when it detects a bad compliance culture....

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Funds management

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released final rules around over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade reporting obligations for financial i...

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Life/Risk

Some progress appears to be being made towards finding common ground on life/risk sustainability and churn....

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Financial planning

Count founder Barry Lambert predicts in Money Management that commercial reality and the FOFA changes will precipitate the disappearance of more AFSLs....

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Accounting

A new ICAA white paper argues the case for a new Government to recognise the ability of accountants to rebuild community trust in the financial services industry....

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Financial planning

The regulator permanently bans a planner and insurance broker in separate actions....

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Funds management

ASIC warns banks about potentially misleading term deposit advertising....

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Financial planning

APRA has accepted enforceable undertakings from five former directors of Trio Capital. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC doubles NTA levels for custodians and IDPS providers ...

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Financial planning

The Federal Court has given ASIC the green light to pursue Storm founders in court over the failure of the dealer group. ...

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