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The Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne has ordered that Pacific Blue Securities be wound up and limitations placed on its sole director, Sean Fogarty, pending furthe...

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Financial planners would be wise to draw up a kind of 'pre-nuptial' agreement with other service providers they are keen to engage in a joint venture, according to Gold S...

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A poll conducted by Money Management has revealed strong support for stricter penalties being imposed against recalcitrant advisers....

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Mortgage brokers have been going through an evolutionary period since the new National Credit Protection Legislation came into effect on January 1, and the challenges the...

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A Sydney adviser has been permanently banned from providing financial services by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)....

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It's time for the industry to evolve into a profession – and this involves more than simply removing commissions, writes Barry Lambert....

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The chairman of the Ripoll Inquiry, Bernie Ripoll, has indicated volume rebates paid from product manufacturers to dealer groups are encompassed in the recommendations ma...

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Financial advisers paid a salary by a product manufacturer, such as those employed by banks, may find they cannot continue their client relationships if a purist definiti...

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The chairman of the parliamentary inquiry into the financial services industry believes that while the payment links between product providers, advisers and clients are ‘...

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Rabo Financial Advisors will be incorporated into Hillross as early as the end of this month....

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ING has called for a major overhaul of longstanding components of superannuation in its submission to the Cooper Review, including changes to the existing trust/trustee s...

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An Adelaide man has received a fully suspended six-month prison sentence for assisting the unlicensed Power Financial Planning to encourage clients into Westpoint investm...

Financial planning

Litigation funders may rethink their class action opportunities against fund managers if they are required to register multi-party action as managed investment schemes....

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Super funds rejecting intra-fund advice relief and turning to the associated Regulatory Guide to develop advice offerings....

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Ripoll Inquiry chairman Bernie Ripoll signals end to single licensing regime for financial planning industry....

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