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Editorial

Col Fullagar takes a look at two income protection policies - one is offered by an industry superannuation fund, while the other comes from a retail fund. While the premi...

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Policy & Regulation

When the "best interests" duties contained in the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms become law, the lack of a legal precedent will see the Financial Ombudsman Ser...

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Policy & Regulation

FOS to swim in dark after FOFA; Planners unaware of research house business models; Claim-time help a good value proposition and more. 7 days of news in under 4 minutes. ...

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Editorial

Before giving advice, financial advisers have a positive duty to actively assess and research the risks arising in relation to an investment. Paul Resnik outlines a set o...

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Financial planning

An increase in the number of professional indemnity (PI) insurance claims over the past few years is affecting the price and availability of PI insurance for planning fir...

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Financial planning

A financial services firm that advised clients to switch their superannuation into a Trio Capital fund has had an enforceable undertaking (EU) imposed on it by the regula...

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Financial planning

New ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft wants financial service 'gatekeepers' to vet products going to retail investors....

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Financial planning

ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft points to more focused scrutiny of financial services advertising....

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Financial planning

FOS backs actions of planner after client accountant's tax-related strategy ends in complaint....

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Financial planning

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has come out in response to the release of a new litigation service for investors from law firm Slater & Gordon, calling it "mislead...

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Financial planning

When misconduct from within the financial services industry leads to investor loss and hardship, investors are often unaware of existing avenues of redress and do not pur...

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Editorial

Financial planners could be forgiven for suffering reform fatigue - and the release, last week, of Richard St John's consultation paper, Review of compensation arrangemen...

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Editorial

Some trustees have called for SMSFs to be included in the compensation arrangements relating to the Trio Capital/Astarra collapse but, as Mike Taylor writes, a high price...

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Financial planning

Trustee companies will have more time to deal with disputes following ASIC's decision to update the complaints process....

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Superannuation

The collapse of Trio Capital and the subsequent lack of financial assistance for SMSFs has revealed a gaping hole in the compensation safety net for SMSF investors....

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