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AFA survey reveals most believe accountants should be held to FOFA standard rather than APES 230....
Superannuation
APRA manager confirms the regulator has knocked back six MySuper applications, while the volume of funds applying is lower than expected....
Financial planning
Following "somewhat ambiguous" statements on grandfathering in Consultation Paper 189, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is set to release an up...
Financial planning
ASIC’s market supervision report reveals the big name players subject to market disciplinary penalties....
Financial planning
Suncorp confirms Vero is applying a ‘selective’ approach to approving directors and officers insurance to planning groups....
Life/Risk
APRA wants to remove the confidentiality status of data collected from Australia’s major insurers....
Accounting
This week’s APESB board meeting looms as a crucial moment in the APES 230 debate....
Financial planning
Should ‘financial planner’ and ‘financial adviser’ be synonymous in the eyes of law?...
Policy & Regulation
The implementation of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms looks set to remain "medium soft" until 1 July 2014, according to Shadow Treasurer Mathias Cormann. ...
Financial planning
Vero confirms its selective approach on planner PI while Cormann queries current regime. ...
Accounting
The IPA has restated its intention to over-ride APES 230 while accountants remain concerned that the APESB is not moving on the issue....
Financial planning
The Financial Services Council's backdown on its 'churning' policy has been welcomed by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA)....
Financial planning
The Financial Services Council (FSC) will not go ahead with its application to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to have its insurance churning policy ap...
Financial planning
Increased regulatory scrutiny faced by research houses from 1 September this year might result in increased costs....
Financial planning
AFA canvasses concept that two-tiered code of conduct with ethics and providing good advice is more important than obviating opt-in....
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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,...