FINANCIAL ADVICE

Policy & Regulation

Shadforth Financial Group chief executive Tony Fenning believes the implementation of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms is likely to entail a lot of work with...

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Policy & Regulation

The Government's Future of Financial Advice reforms may actually be a time bomb, according to Synchron's independent chair Michael Harrison....

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has reiterated its calls for a level playing field for all who provide financial advice to retail clients - including the indu...

People & Products

Russell Investments has announced the appointment of a head of its Advice Centre, which the company said signalled its commitment to the delivery of limited advice....

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Editorial

ASIC, hard-pressed for funding and resources, has embarked on a costly exercise aimed at determining the quality of retirement advice at a time when the underlying rules ...

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Superannuation

Up to three-quarters of superannuation funds are looking to substantially increase their advice offering over the next three years, while almost a quarter will look to ma...

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Superannuation

The provision of financial advice with respect to MySuper is not entirely off the agenda, according to the chairman of the Government’s Stronger Super peak consultative g...

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Financial planning

Just days before the completion of the AXA/AMP merger, AXA Australia has unveiled its updated North platform offer....

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Policy & Regulation

The focus on asset-based remuneration and a shift to fee-for-service advice within the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms could create a split between holistic adv...

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Editorial

The Minister for Financial Services, Billl Shorten, knows as well as anyone else in the financial services sector that the IFAAA is a minnow. Thus his recent comments mus...

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Financial planning

New research confirms a growing demand for good advice from Australia's high-net-worth individuals....

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Financial planning

The FPA has responded to the ISN's claims of a 'crisis of confidence' with the financial planning industry by encouraging planning clients to ensure advice they receive i...

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Superannuation

Retirement financial advice will soon be under scrutiny by ASIC, with the announcement that the regulator will resume its shadow shopping survey this year....

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Financial planning

Industry funds launch national print campaign supporting intra-fund advice....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from UBS Wealth Management Australia, in order to remedy past compliance...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months 2 weeks ago

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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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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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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