FINANCIAL SERVICES REFORM

Editorial

Financial planners are required to be members of an approved external disputes resolution service but they may not always know whether they are getting value for money....

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Financial planning

John Hewison believes the financial planning industry cannot move much forward until the link between product and advice is broken....

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Financial planning

Succession planning is the number one concern for financial advisers in ANZ's non-bank channels, according to ANZ general manager, advice and distribution Paul Barrett....

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Financial planning

Opposition puts regulators and industry funds on notice referencing parliamentary accountability and competitive neutrality....

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Editorial

In order to bring back the appeal of managed funds, Australia needs to comply with the newly created international standards on managed fund structures, according to Harv...

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Financial planning

Australia's current financial markets' regulatory structure gives it an advantage compared to the byzantine structures in other markets, according to Nick Sherry....

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Financial planning

After the introduction of the FOFA changes, financial advisers will need to use their soft skills to articulate the value of their advice. Chris Kennedy reports....

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Editorial

If Bill Shorten did not already have enough reason to announce appropriate transition periods for the implementation of FOFA and the Stronger Super legislation, he might ...

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Editorial

It became apparent during the Parliamentary Joint Committee hearings held to review the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) bills that the legislation requires significant ...

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Policy & Regulation

ASFA has pointed to "material differences" between what the Government has promised on FOFA and what is contained in its draft legislation....

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Superannuation

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia superannuation expert Liz Westover has warned that with the amount of change occurring within financial services, ther...

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Financial planning

The expectation of a change in Government and consequent changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation has created serious uncertainty and prompted at leas...

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Editorial

A significant portion of the Australian population does not understand what constitutes financial advice and that it remains far too easy for people operating well outsid...

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Editorial

Jim Minto reflects on the recent delisting of Tower Australia, and what it will mean for the company....

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Funds management

With an increasing number of financial advisory groups offering some form of property advice either through in-house specialists or through a referral agreement, property...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

3 weeks ago

This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

1 month ago

Insignia Financial has confirmed it is considering a preliminary non-binding proposal received from a US private equity giant to acquire the firm. ...

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Six of the seven listed financial advice licensees have reported positive share price growth in 2024, with AMP and Insignia successfully reversing earlier losses. ...

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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