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Accounting

AccountantsIQ has introduced a white label statement of advice solution to assist accountants with advice documents in the wake of super reforms....

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Financial planning

Language and cultural barriers were the key risks for emerging market issuers, according to ASIC....

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Financial planning

Australians have lost trust in the banks’ ability to balance the interests of customers and shareholders, according to the ABA....

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Financial planning

AFSLs have been warned against drafting unfair contract terms as they risk it becoming void if a court rules it unfair, The Fold Legal said....

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Policy & Regulation

The Federal Government introduced the ASIC industry funding model bill into Parliament on Thursday, which would require entities to fund it rather than taxpayers....

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Funds management

The University of Technology Sydney and PortfolioConstruction Forum have launched Investment Management Research Programme....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has looked to deepen its consultative relationship with financial advisers....

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Financial planning

The ABA has supported the vast majority of recommendations and welcomed the final report of the Code of Banking Practice....

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Funds management

Australian share fund managers posted positive results in February, according to Morningstar....

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Funds management

Providers of ETFs and smart beta strategies should better disclose the estimated level of transaction costs generated by their strategies, according to EDHEC-Risk Institu...

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Financial planning

A combination of digital disruption and a candidate shortage has led to weak hiring intention figures in finance and insurance, according to ManpowerGroup....

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Life/Risk

Trowbridge Inquiry chairman, John Trowbridge has hit back at his critics denying allegations of preference, collusion, and secrecy in a submission to a Parliamentary inqu...

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Financial planning

In welcoming the passage of the professional standards bill for advisers, the AFA chief executive said it would aid in improving consumer perception of financial advisers...

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Financial planning

An overarching gatekeeper which directs customers where to go to progress their complaint would strengthen the current EDR system, the ABA believes....

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Financial planning

One in every three Australians regrets financial decisions they made without guidance from a professional, according to Mortgage Choice....

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

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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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