FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY

Financial planning

Bradley Thomas Sherwin, the bankrupt chairman of Wickham Securities, has been banned from the financial services industry for more than two and a half years....

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People & Products

Following the recent appointment of Brad Cooper, Aberdeen Asset Management Australia managing director Brett Jollie has joined the Financial Services Council (FSC) board....

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Editorial

With Parliament prorogued and the advice reform agenda incomplete, many in the financial services industry are left wondering ‘what now?’, writes Cecilia Storniolo....

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Rate the raters

If a product receives a glowing review by a research house and subsequently fails, should the research house be partly responsible? The Parliamentary Joint Committee rece...

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Superannuation

Federal Treasurer Chris Bowen has expressed concern about the future of the superannuation guarantee increase from 9 to 12 per cent under the Coalition Government. ...

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Editorial

IOOF Holdings report a $79.8 million net profit for the year ended 30 June following acquisition growth and improvements in productivity....

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Superannuation

Federal Treasurer knocks back financial services inquiry if Government re-elected....

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Editorial

Financial planner recruitment and migration within the financial services industry is virtually on hold until after the 7 September Federal Election....

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Financial planning

ASIC is proposing to step away from approving training courses for financial advisers, leaving it to education providers to self-assess their own courses....

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Editorial

There were some raised eyebrows when Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden announced his organisation would be developing policy with the Industry Super...

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Editorial

In a two-horse race at the forthcoming Federal Election, Mike Taylor writes that financial services companies are mainly backing self-interest. ...

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Financial planning

Key elements of the Government’s financial services agenda have been rendered still-born by the election....

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Superannuation

Newly elected FSC chairman Greg Cooper said the Coalition’s financial services policies would deliver certainty and stability to Australian retirees....

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Superannuation

FSC urges use of Treasury inter-generational report as basis for five-year super policy settings. ...

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Financial planning

The role of the ‘platform’ continues to be at the heart of the provision of financial advice to Australians, both young and old....

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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 ...

2 months 2 weeks ago

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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