FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY

Editorial

The financial services portfolio is emerging as a launch pad for political careers and Bill Shorten finds himself confronted by a worthy opponent in Mathias Cormann....

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Editorial

What should the Australian financial planning industry make of the appointment of Bill Shorten as the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superann...

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Financial planning

A Victorian Supreme Court judge has issued an important warning on the potentially conflicted nature of investment scheme promoters acting both as fund manager and respon...

Financial planning

Employees in the fields of accounting and finance as well as banking were the most confident of receiving a pay increase this year or in early 2011, according to Robert W...

Financial planning

Some of the proposed reforms are either unnecessary or incomplete and will not fix the core issues facing the financial services industry, according to the Boutique of Fi...

Financial planning

MLC has expanded its technical team and built up support services for financial advisers, with the appointment of Gemma Dale, Peter Hogan and Martin Breckon to the team....

Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has urged the industry to adopt a common agenda to deal with the new dynamic in Canberra....

People & Products

Following the resignation of Neil Younger and his move to Commonwealth Financial Planning, BT Financial Group has appointed Matt Englund to head dealer groups. His positi...

Financial planning

Legislative changes mean ASIC may lift the compensation cap from $500,000 to $1 million....

Editorial

It is now certain the industry funds' campaign against financial advice commissions will continue. Far less certain is the manner in which the minority Government will co...

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Financial planning

While the results of the Federal Election have finally been decided, the future of Labor's proposed changes to financial advice and superannuation remain uncertain. Lucin...

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Financial planning

With few regulatory hurdles in the way, AMP is expected to announce a renewed bid for AXA AP....

Financial planning

Former union official and Labor Party heavyweight, Bill Shorten named as new Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services....

Editorial

When it comes to investing, there are certain strategies best avoided, says Dominic McCormick. Here he outlines the twelve that should be avoided by investors....

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Editorial

It is now clear that the failure of many fund managers to appropriately navigate the global financial crisis has caused many investors to question the ultimate value they...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

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 ...

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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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