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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned a New South Wales investment adviser from providing any financial advice after he misap...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned a South Australian financial adviser from acting as a representative of a securities dealer or of a...

Financial planning

Australian Skandia will launch a new corporate superannuation service targeting independent financial advisers through its bundled product Skandia One next month....

Funds management

Advisers now regard hedge funds as a mainstream investment option for capital preservation and income growth and are supporting this view with their investment choices, a...

Financial planning

The former Hartleys adviser, Christopher Roderic Martin, at the centre of last year’s infamous Ali case has finally been banned by the Australian Securities and Investmen...

Financial planning

Invesco has reiterated its commitment to its Australian operations despite a global downturn in financial services and will seek to grow the business rather than seek fur...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned another financial adviser from the industry after involvement in a notorious Nigerian l...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has removed a West Australian planner from the industry for four years after he agreed to an enforceable under...

Editorial

In the past 12 months Singapore’s financial services industry has begun to swell as Australian groups spread their wings into Asia. As Kate Kachor reports, Singapore is n...

Financial planning

Loyalty is fast disappearing as advisers shop around for the best deals from fund managers and dealer groups. George Liondis reports....

Financial planning

In the bitter and largely ridiculous war that continues to wage between dealer groups and advisers over client ownership, some industry players could be accused of forget...

Financial planning

The Macquarie Bank Financial Services Group today announced the beginning of a $3.5 million branding campaign designed to spur continued funds growth amongst its retail p...

Financial planning

Two financial advisers have been charged in the Adelaide Magistrates Court with a number of offences relating to fraud and failing to pass on client monies....

Financial planning

BT Funds Management has created the position of head of equity research, appointing Crispin Murray to the role. Murray, the former executive vice president and head of Eu...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained a permanent ban against a former financial adviser, John Michael Higgins, from providing financia...

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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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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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A Sydney financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing any financial services, with the regulator deriding his “lack of integrity, trustworthiness and prof...

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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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