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Advisers may be unaware their TPB registration expires at the end of October, warning them they may put their business at risk....

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Features

Paul Harding-Davis looks at the five retirement transition phases now that he is approaching the ‘sunset’ of his life....

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Financial planning

ASIC has banned a former financial adviser of Wilson Advisory and Stockbroking after his conduct led to trading in exchange traded options on two clients' accounts withou...

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Financial planning

ASIC’s new cost recovery levy could reduce the services licensees offer if they cannot afford to pay multiple levies, according to The Fold Legal....

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers has claimed that many advisers are still wondering why they have been entangled in the Tax Agent Service Act regime....

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Financial planning

Changes to LRBA arrangements have topped adviser queries but no immediate change is required in strategies just yet, according to BT Advice Technical....

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Financial planning

ASIC has accepted an EU offered by Financial Index Australia after surveillance found various concerns in policies and procedures in its financial advice business....

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Policy & Regulation

The Financial Planning Association claims financial advisers working in the tax arena are ‘invisible’ to the ATO and are being prevented from sufficiently representing th...

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Features

Financial advisers are in a privileged position to help clients through key life stages and understanding their needs is key to the value of advice, Bryan Ashenden writes...

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Financial planning

ASIC has banned a former Magnitude Group adviser from providing financial services for three years after he breached best interests duty....

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Features

The financial advice industry needs to justify its use and/or retention of the various investment constituents that make up their portfolios to remain relevant, Clayton C...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has clarified the rules around which advisers can call themselves independently-owned and has provided a facilitative...

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People & Products

Financial services technology firm, MA Operator, has launched uXchange promising lower fees and straight through processing....

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Financial planning

The imposition of the new fiduciary rule in the US where advisers would be legally bound to act in the clients’ best interests demonstrated this trend was not limited to...

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Features

Wayne Wilson looks at the top factors that drive and improve financial advice practice profitability....

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