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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of Australian Performance Financial Planning, after already suspending that licence earlier this year when the firm went into administration....

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Financial planning

Countplus has acquired a 25 per cent stake in South Australian professional services firm Hood Sweeney....

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Financial planning

Ford + Scott Financial Planning has resigned from Securitor and joined Paragem's AFSL....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned two former planners for three years and six years, respectively....

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Superannuation

NGS Super claims its in-house financial planning model has proved effective in dealing with members' specific needs....

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Financial planning

A former company director will serve six months jail time after pleading guilty to defrauding investors. ...

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Financial planning

Addwealth Financial Services has been forced to adhere to additional requirements under its Australian financial services licence after surveillance of its advice busines...

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People & Products

Former Count Financial managing director Andrew Gale has joined specialist corporate advisers Chase Corporate Advisory as executive director....

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Financial planning

Some authorised representatives of banned licensee Morrison Carr claim ASIC did not notify them as soon as the dealer group's licence was cancelled, leaving them practisi...

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Financial planning

With remuneration models under scrutiny in the face of significant regulatory overhaul such as the removal of volume rebates due to Future of Financial Advice reforms, ad...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued guidance to promoters of 'crowd funding' in order to provide clarity on arrangements that may fall ...

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Superannuation

XPlan is developing a SOA template for four local government superannuation funds....

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Life/Risk

Some boutiques are not providing professional indemnity cover to new advisers according to Townsend Business and Corporate Lawyers....

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Financial planning

The Coalition will undertake a review of the industry's external dispute resolution arrangements next year if it is elected to government, according to Shadow Minister fo...

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Financial planning

ASIC will distribute $81,500 to investors duped by a cold-calling scam....

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