FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY

Editorial

The Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, has outlined some of the Government's policy agenda, including a commitment to MySuper but, as ...

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Financial planning

Changes to the way the financial services industry operates are keeping the master trust and platform sector on its toes, says Janine Mace....

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Financial planning

New employment research suggests those who frequently move jobs are not doing themselves any favours....

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Financial planning

Regulators have again been urged to intervene in the issue of fund promotion as some of Australia’s biggest fund managers and super funds continue to market product...

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Financial planning

Research house Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Fund Services has placed two Colonial First State (CFS) funds on hold, following the resignation of another financial...

Editorial

As the Federal Treasury works to find common ground on financial services reform, Mike Taylor suggests that an examination of those being consulted raises as many questio...

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Financial planning

The high cost of advice, driven up by regulatory barriers, is the main reason Australians are not seeking advice, according to Financial Planning Association chief execut...

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Financial planning

The financial services industry can expect greater Government and consumer scrutiny, according to Suncorp chief executive Patrick Snowball....

Superannuation

The Cooper Review panel may have suggested otherwise, but Mike Taylor writes that the exponential growth in the number of self-managed superannuation funds and the invest...

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Financial planning

Senate estimates has been told that ASIC has used its coercive powers nearly 17,000 times in the past three years....

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Financial planning

Improving online capability is only the start of technological innovation in the financial services sector with the next milestone being mobile capacity, according to tec...

Financial planning

In light of some dealer groups making a move towards improving their own professional standards, there have been more calls for higher education standards for financial p...

Financial planning

The accounting industry is looking promising for both experienced and graduate job seekers, while the financial services industry lags behind, according to the latest Adv...

Financial planning

The FPA has denounced the Industry Super Network’s stance that asset-based fees are commissions in disguise, questioning whether in fact cross-subsidisation of intr...

Financial planning

A radical change in norms and behaviour within the workplace was required to address leadership gender inequity, according to the Financial Services Institute of Australa...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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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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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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