FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY

Financial planning

The regulator has put forward new proposals to update the record-keeping obligations for those who provide financial advice to retail clients. ...

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Editorial

Tasmanian Liberal Senator, David Bushby, who is chairing the Senate Committee reviewing ASIC, made a very good point when he said that nothing in the FOFA changes will pr...

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Editorial

The outcome of the next Federal election will determine the degree to which the financial services industry will be subjected to another far-reaching review similar to th...

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Financial planning

The majority of chief executives in Australia believe technology plays a significant role in developing and bringing new financial products to the Asian market, according...

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Editorial

Due to the wave of change ripping through the financial services industry, law firms specialising in this sector will be fighting for your business. Leanne Mezrani points...

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Life/Risk

Cultural shifts over the last few years might have resulted in consumers driving churn, according to an insurance executive....

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Financial planning

The concept of trust in financial planning has reached a critical juncture, writes Geoff Rimmer, and only bold measures will restore it. ...

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Editorial

There will be many in the financial services industry who will welcome the return of Chris Bowen to over-arching management as Federal Treasurer of the Financial Services...

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Life/Risk

Some progress appears to be being made towards finding common ground on life/risk sustainability and churn....

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Accounting

A new ICAA white paper argues the case for a new Government to recognise the ability of accountants to rebuild community trust in the financial services industry....

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Funds management

The aftermath of what was deemed the largest superannuation fund fraud in Australian history has seen only one individual jailed so far, with most other parties having th...

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People & Products

Former Ventura Investment Management managing director Kate Mulligan has joined non-aligned wealth management group netwealth as a non-executive director....

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Financial planning

The Coalition has released a new policy paper which confirms it would amend FOFA to “reduce compliance costs for small business financial advisers”. ...

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Financial planning

The financial services industry has improved its practice in relation to the automatic rollover of term deposits, the regulator has found....

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Financial planning

The Federal Court has given ASIC the green light to pursue Storm founders in court over the failure of the dealer group. ...

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