FINANCIAL SERVICES

Life/Risk

The FSC has released a draft standard paper for consultation, which proposes that life insurance APLs must have compulsory provider and product choice....

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Financial planning

ASIC has proposed imposing tougher breach reporting obligations on banks and financial services firms for significant breaches and misconduct in a consultation paper....

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Superannuation

Industry funds need to make sure they are not tainted by the scandals which have surrounded the banks, according to Australian Institute of Trustees acting chief executiv...

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Features

Being cyber resilient is not only about fulfilling a statutory obligation but also about preserving the integrity of a financial services firm, according to Holley Nether...

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Features

Financial advisory firms that create a culture of innovation will become more receptive to the changing nature of client relationships and partnerships, Sherise Mercer wr...

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Financial planning

Financial services organisations needed to constantly engage customers digitally, so they could provide better services, according to AMP. ...

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Features

While wrap platforms need to adapt and innovate the fundamentals need to stay the same to continue playing a leading investment role, Cameron Garrett writes....

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Financial planning

Findex advisers will now act as a single point of contact and provide clients access to an expanded suite of services....

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Financial planning

Former Equititrust CEO, Mark McIvor, remains permanently banned from providing financial services....

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People & Products

Non-aligned Futuro Financial Services has announced significant changes to its executive team and named a new managing director....

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Financial planning

ASIC has banned a former Macquarie Equities Limited representative from providing financial services for five years for inappropriate advice and engaging in unauthorised ...

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Financial planning

The corporate regulator has banned a former ANZ financial planner for 18 months for misleading conduct as part of its Wealth Management Project....

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Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned Mark Steven Grevsmuhl from providing financial services due to serious fraud convictions....

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Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of a Sydney-based firm, Edwards Benefits for breaching key obligations....

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Financial planning

Vertical integration had become an issue and it was time to rebuild trust in financial services, the FSC Leaders Summit has been told....

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

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It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

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increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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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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Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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