FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR

Financial planning

The Prime Minister, John Howard, has decided to scrap the financial services and regulation portfolio from his new government in a reshuffle of his front bench ministry a...

Financial planning

Financial services job prospects for the next three months are the grimmest seen for some time after the events of September 11, figures from the latest TMP Worldwide job...

Financial planning

The financial services industry has little to fear from the re-election of a Howard Liberal Government notwithstanding the fact that the Minister for Financial Services, ...

Superannuation

The Financial Services sector would notice little immediate difference if the Australian Labor Party took office after November 10. Why? Because the ALP believes that the...

Financial planning

Financial services training group the Australian Institute of Financial Services (AIFS) has been bought by business publisher and information group CCH Australia (CCH) fo...

Financial planning

The introduction of new privacy rules in December still holds uncertainty for parts of the industry, as ground rules are yet to be laid. Mike Taylor looks at the effects ...

Financial planning

The job outlook in the financial services industry has followed the negative trends of overall job market, according to the latest job index figures compiled by TMP world...

Financial planning

Investec is on the hunt for funds management and stock broking acquisitions following its purchase of investment bank Wentworth Associates for an undisclosed sum....

Financial planning

The job outlook in the financial services industry is still positive despite market uncertainty, according to the latest job index figures compiled by Morgan & Banks....

Financial planning

Financial planning salaries are on the rise, fuelled by an increase in demand for quality financial planning talent....

Life/Risk

Insurance and science are set to collide as genetics moves out of the lab and into the underwriting book. ALAN DOBLE takes a look at the state of play in life insurance a...

Financial planning

A bevy of Melbourne’s financial heavyweights have been appointed to the state government’s committee for boosting Victorian as a regional financial centre. NAB’s Frank Ci...

Financial planning

A bevy of Melbourne’s financial heavyweights have been appointed to the state government’s committee for boosting Victorian as a regional financial centre....

Financial planning

It doesn’t happen often, but it does happen. Kate Kachor outlines what to do when your client makes a complaint....

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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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