FINANCIAL SERVICES REFORM

Superannuation

Asgard has expanded its service offering to include a self managed super fund (SMSF) adminsitration product, SuperLink, in a bid to stake a claim in the $109 billion do-i...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has expressed deep concern at the Federal Government’s decision to allow accountants relief under the Financial Services Reform Act to ...

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has warned that the salaried financial advisers of banking institutions may not have to disclose all the influences inducing t...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has written a submission to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) requesting it use its discretionary power...

Financial planning

Mercer Wealth Solutions has consolidated its position within the broader group with the appointment of a full-time head and a new chief financial adviser....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued five compliance guidelines to the market offering practical advice to operators of managed investme...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has put institutions with aligned advisers on notice after a recent surveillance project found that commission...

Financial planning

Securitor has signed up another partner, with the financial planning arm of accounting firm Bentleys MRI Sydney replacing its former dealer services arrangements previous...

Financial planning

Bodinnars Personal Financial Services is aiming to open up offices in each of the nation’s states by the end of the financial year and release a range of service packages...

Financial planning

The Government’s proposed fee disclosure regulations have been defeated in the Senate, with the Australian Labor Party’s motion to disallow the draft rules passed with th...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) director of FSR licensing Pauline Vamos has announced her departure from the regulator following the implement...

Financial planning

BT Financial Group has retained two major clients to its wrap and averted outflows of over $2 billion following the renewal of agreements with Associated Planners Financi...

Financial planning

Queensland financial planning firms Gunther Doyle Griffin, Swan Financial Group and Brisbane-based Associated Planners have merged to create a new group, 4people....

Financial planning

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Ross Cameron has written to the chief executives of both the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (AFSA) and the...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is confident its membership is well-positioned to endure any future shadow shopping surveys due to marked improvements in industr...

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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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