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All eyes were on Ian Johnston as advisers came to terms with the most significant regulatory changes in many years...

Financial planning

The FPA has announced it will hold its own investigation into the conduct of Tasmanian adviser Brendan Moore....

Financial planning

A former director of the now defunct Whet Investments has been ordered to pay more than $200,000 to the failed company’s administrators following an investigation by the ...

Financial planning

After only a month in operation, Platinum Group Financial Services has confirmed 34 authorised representatives have already joined its ranks and are operating within the ...

Financial planning

Requests for mercy to the corporate regulator from those who have broken Financial Services Reform laws are on the sharp decline, but the proportion let off the hook by t...

Financial planning

Wealth creation seminars and internet scams involving exotic tropical locations have been singled out by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission as featuring...

Financial planning

Unlicensed providers may soon be allowed to offer generic online financial calculators if proposals outlined in a consultation paper released yesterday by the Australian ...

Financial planning

The new celebrity backed dealer group launched by Professional Investment Services has set itself the ambitious target of having $10 billion under advice within five to s...

Financial planning

A Queensland man, who allegedly operated a high-yield investment scheme and used it to dishonestly obtain $270,000, has appeared in court on seven charges brought by ASIC...

Financial planning

The planning practice of former Financial Planning Association board member Laura Menschik has joined forces with two other boutiques to set up a new business combining f...

Superannuation

A self-managed superannuation fund adviser, who allegedly recommended consumers with as little as $8,000 in superannuation set up self-managed funds and then charged them...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has relaxed the rules relating to licensing, conduct and disclosure requirements for superannuation calculators....

Financial planning

A former South Australian financial adviser who converted the proceeds of client cheques for his own use has been found guilty of fraud in the District Court of Adelaide....

Financial planning

National Australia Bank aims to profit from the trend for financial planners to become mortgage brokers and vice versa, launching a division which provides for the produc...

Financial planning

Allegations of misleading conduct and mismanagement are behind a class action launched yesterday by 737 investors against AM Corporation founder David Smith and a former ...

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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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