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Financial planning

Australian Unity takes stake in a Hong Kong-based equities manager, Seres Asset Management....

Financial planning

BT Wrap enhances platform offerings to make life easier for advisers and accountants handling SMSF clients....

Editorial

Amid the push to boost education standards in the financial planning industry, experience will still be central to protecting the interests of clients....

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Editorial

ASIC’s class order that created the Statement of Additional Advice (SoAA) is history. And good riddance, says Brett Walker. ...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is suggesting AFSL holders maintain a log of the rumours they hear in the market....

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Financial planning

FPA warns the Government of a double regulatory burden on planning firms as a result of the new National Consumer Credit Protection legislation....

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Financial planning

At the recent Investment and Financial Services Association conference, Money Management conducted a round table in which inndustry leaders canvassed various issues facin...

Editorial

The nature of managed investment schemes has come under close scrutiny in the recent Environinvest case, writes James Lonie....

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People & Products

Industry super fund UniSuper has appointed two senior managers to its new financial advice department....

Financial planning

Austrac has commenced a program of random on-site inspections of financial planners for compliance with anti-money laundering laws....

Policy & Regulation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned the mooted changes to the tax regime covering the supply of financial services will increase costs....

Financial planning

The sons of the principal of a Melbourne advice firm currently under receivership have started up another firm under the licence of dealer group Australian Financial Serv...

People & Products

Professional Investment Services has appointed the final member of its new-look management team, with Kelly Wyman joining as group general manager, services....

Financial planning

The filtering of product information by dealer groups and perceived conflicts of interest were contentious topics at the recent Money Management round table....

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Editorial

The cost of providing financial advice has not been readily measured or quantified across the industry, writes Paul Barrett....

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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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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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