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Financial planning

In an environment of M&A, CA ANZ has stated any company looking to acquire an advice firm should be prepared to bear responsibility for any compensation to aggrieved clie...

Financial planning

Financial advisers are likely to see their next levy for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort exceed the subsector cap of $20 million....

Financial planning

The fallout from Dixon Advisory and effect on the professional indemnity insurance market could have been far worse, according to Numerisk’s Richard Silberman, if the pro...

Financial planning

A victim of NextGen Financial Group has received a payment from the CSLR after the company's liquidation but the total falls short of their $270k unpaid AFCA determinatio...

Financial planning

The FAAA’s Phil Anderson has said the delisting of E&P Financial Group won’t stop the company coming under scrutiny in the public inquiry....

Financial planning

As the government announces a public inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory, risk adviser Richard Silberman has detailed the three areas that typically lead to an AF...

Financial planning

An inquiry is due to probe the collapse of Dixon Advisory and its impact on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort....

Financial planning

The Financial Advice Association Australia has written to every member of Parliament to press the case for a public inquiry into the Dixon Advisory collapse and the CSLR....

Financial planning

E&P Financial Group says outstanding legacy issues related to the Dixon Advisory collapse have been resolved, passing the buck for its compensation onto financial adviser...

Financial planning

Two victims of Ben Jayaweera, who was sentenced to 12 years in jail this week, described the fraud as “truly heartbreaking” after they lost $260,000 at his hands....

Financial planning

The Financial Advice Association Australia has met with Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, to discuss their concerns about the escalating costs of the Compen...

Financial planning

The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort’s CEO David Berry has confirmed the number of complaints the organisation is actively working on, with $3.3 million being paid to v...

Financial planning

With the indicative ASIC levy expected soon, the FAAA has queried whether the cost of action against Dixon Advisory will impact the 2023–24 figures. ...

Financial planning

Ahead of the upcoming ASIC inquiry report, Senator Andrew Bragg has criticised the regulator and Labor government for the impact of rising levies on financial advice prac...

Financial planning

The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort has made its first payouts to victims since launching in April, with three claimants having been the victims of poor financial advi...

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