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Financial planning

ASIC should be given the power to immediately suspend financial planners who it suspects have engaged in misconduct according to Senate Committee....

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Financial planning

A recent successful appeal regarding liability in a long running case involving WealthSure has created clarity around about the potential extent of liability in cases of ...

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Financial planning

Institutionally-owned Australian financial services licensees are bound by approved product lists, which compromises advice and products they recommend to clients, one fi...

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Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned Southport-based former financial adviser, Grant Patrick Thompson, from providing financial services....

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Policy & Regulation

Senate Committee recommends FOFA amendments be passed but Greens and Labor Senators object to all the suggested changes....

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Policy & Regulation

Finance Minister, Senator Mathias Cormann claims critics of the Government’s FOFA changes have fallen short on offering viable alternatives....

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Financial planning

ASIC has banned two advisers from providing financial services for up to five years. ...

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Financial planning

Dealer group Fortnum Financail Group has appointed MLC’s Joel Taylor to its newly-created role of national sales manager. ...

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People & Products

Dealer group Fortnum Financial Group has appointed MLC’s Joel Taylor to its newly-created role of national sales manager....

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Superannuation

Self-managed super fund (SMSF) service provider Heffron has launched an online SMSF form with in-built checking tools to avoid compliance headaches....

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Financial planning

Risk tolerance specialist warns planners to take account of different risk tolerances when dealing with couples. ...

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Financial planning

As Commonwealth FP again finds itself in the media spotlight, the FPA has defended the manner in which it has handled members who broke bad....

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Financial planning

AMP Capital has launched an online resource centre to help financial advisers engage their clients in more meaningful investment conversations and facilitate the adviser’...

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Life/Risk

Skyrocketing life insurance claims have been grabbing headlines for some time now, but the impact on advisers – and the input of lawyers – has largely gone unreported, Cr...

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Financial planning

Financial planning firms and dealer groups would be levied by ASIC according to the number of authorised and employee representatives they have on their books....

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