FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY

Financial planning

Industry superannuation funds have signalled they will be continuing their long running campaign against financial planning commissions with Industry Funds Management cha...

Financial planning

The now confirmed Gillard Government must “move quickly” to finalise details regarding reforms to the financial advice industry, according to FPA chief Mark R...

Superannuation

The Government embraced a modified MySuper as a central element of its election policy but, as Mike Taylor reports, there remain plenty of reasons why the concept should ...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is facing pressure to report on its use of an extensive set of data collected from the financial services indu...

Financial planning

AMP has provided further fodder against the NAB acquisition of AXA Asia Pacific, releasing consumer sentiment research that reveals an aversion to bank acquisitions....

Editorial

The financial services industry is a complex organism, writes Mike Taylor, and tweaking parts of it could lead to the emergence of unforeseen market distortions....

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Financial planning

Australia may have escaped the brunt of the global financial crisis, but as Janine Mace discovers, changes in the financial services industry on an international level me...

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Financial planning

The Rule of Law Institute has again revealed that Australia’s financial services regulators do not live up to the same expectations they impose on others....

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that the ACCC's initial veto of NAB's proposed takeover of AXA Asia Pacific failed to acknowledge the most important factor: bank dominance....

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Financial planning

The Financial Ombudsman Service has introduced new services and staff in a bid to improve its engagement with financial planning members....

Financial planning

Responsible Investment skills are becoming career essentials for financial services industry professionals around the globe, according to the Responsible Investment Acade...

Financial planning

NAB's determination to acquire AXA Asia Pacific reflects not only the potential threat posed by a larger and more aggressive AMP but also, as Mike Taylor reports, a degre...

Financial planning

Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens has warned against the finance industry becoming too aggressive. ...

Financial planning

Both the Government and elements of the industry are demanding the Government produce a comprehensive policy on superannuation....

Editorial

The fallout from the GFC has shaken consumer confidence in the financial services sector, prompting an increase in direct investments. Janine Mace takes a look at what th...

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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 3 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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