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Accounting

Over one-third of accountants who specialise in self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) say they will move into the limited licensing regime as soon as it begins on 1 J...

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Funds management

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released an updated investor guide on unlisted property schemes, urging investors to seek financial advice...

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Life/Risk

APRA expresses concern about unproven concepts involved in direct life sales....

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Superannuation

ASFA warns that 28 days may not be long enough for SMSF auditors forced to wait for banks....

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Financial planning

With the aim of growing its financial planner and mortgage broker network, Australian Capital Home Loans has launched its independent financial planning arm, Australian C...

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Superannuation

The Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Professionals' Association (SPAA) has laid out the case for the increased recognition of professional SMSF auditors....

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Financial planning

Financial services legal consultants Gold Seal Legal and Gold Seal Risk Management Services are rebranding as The Fold....

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Superannuation

SMSF trustees need to make sure loans are 'real' loans and not 'financial accommodations' to ensure they are compliant....

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Financial planning

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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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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