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Claims by the financial planning industry that all industry participants, including research providers, should be liable for some client losses has been met with a mixed ...

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Funds management

ETFs touted as assisting advisers pursuing an active management approach....

Financial planning

The probability of launching a financial product and having it be unsuccessful is higher than it has been in the past, meaning providers need to shift their focus more to...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has entered into enforceable undertakings (EUs) with the remaining two former directors of Trio Capital, Keith...

Superannuation

The most recent market volatility has caused investors to return to term deposits....

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Financial planning

IOOF will aim to retain most DKN staff if a takeover goes ahead, although there may be some redundancies, the group has stated....

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Financial planning

Investment group Santapau Limited has acquired the mortgage service and messaging businesses of software company Pisces Group for an undisclosed sum....

Superannuation

VicSuper has partnered with Provisio Technologies to deliver ‘single issue’ advice on a more widespread scale. ...

Financial planning

Financial planning practices looking to expand are finding it increasingly difficult to source funding, as banks tighten their lending criteria amid economic and regulato...

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Financial planning

A former company director of Financial Partners Pty Ltd has been committed to stand trial on 14 charges of dishonest conduct involving investor funds, according to the Au...

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People & Products

Economist and former politician, Dr John Hewson, has been named Equiti Capital Limited's new Chairman of the Board....

Superannuation

Recent market turbulence sparks increased SMSF interest in gold....

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Superannuation

Recent data has found that the majority of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) employ an individual, rather than a corporate trustee. Daniel Butler and Nathan Papson argue t...

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Financial planning

Former Trio Capital director has agreed to a nine year exclusion from the financial services industry, as part of an enforceable undertaking (EU) with the Australian Secu...

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Financial planning

The latest data reveals corporate insolvencies are still being driven by debts incurred during the GFC....

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So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...

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This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...

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So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...

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A Sydney-based financial adviser has been banned from providing financial services in the interest of consumer protection after failing to act on conduct concerns. ...

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