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ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of Lion Advantage and banned its chief executive David Hickie from providing financial services for two years...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued guidance to promoters of 'crowd funding' in order to provide clarity on arrangements that may fall ...

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Life/Risk

Some boutiques are not providing professional indemnity cover to new advisers according to Townsend Business and Corporate Lawyers....

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Financial planning

BMW has been ordered by ASIC to repay $1,392,667 to customers after the car financer breached the National Credit Code....

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Financial planning

ASIC has released new disclosure benchmarks and principles for infrastructure entities in order to provide retail investors with a better understanding of the associated ...

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Financial planning

ASIC has released new disclosure benchmarks and principles for infrastructure entities in order to provide retail investors with a better understanding of the associated ...

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Financial planning

In an effort to meet the Federal Government's short-form product disclosure statement (PDS) reforms, MLC has released simpler short-form documents for three of its leadin...

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Financial planning

In an effort to meet the Federal Government's short-form product disclosure statement (PDS) reforms, MLC has released simpler short-form documents for three of its leadin...

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Policy & Regulation

Professional Investment Services (PIS) warns that Shorten's approach of introducing FOFA in tranches has inherent dangers....

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Superannuation

The use of more hands-on, low-cost administration services can lower the balance threshold of where an SMSF becomes economic to the low $100,000s, according to Sharesight...

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Financial planning

The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has announced a partnership with AXA and MLC to provide its 22,000 members with a comprehensive financial services package....

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Financial planning

Despite the market volatility, latest data indicates financial planners and paraplanners are still in demand....

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Financial planning

Sequential Project Services has announced that its new targeted review product is now being used by AMP Financial Planners Association (AFPA), Hillross Advisers Associati...

People & Products

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced the appointment of Brett Bassett as Queensland regional commissioner....

Policy & Regulation

Canadian financial planning and life insurance expert Bruce Etherington has compared Australia's current round of Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms to previous ex...

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