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Financial planning

The financial services industry has broadly welcomed the positives in the FSI final report....

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Financial planning

FSI urges opening up default funds to competition along with removing the barriers to post-retirement product development...

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Financial planning

ASIC has vehemently denied being swayed by lobbying groups to suspend its adviser competency push. ...

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Superannuation

ISA claimed industry super funds have outperformed their bank-owned counterparts when it comes to median returns, after APRA released Quarterly MySuper Statistics....

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Financial planning

Industry organisations have applauded parliament’s restoration of the grandfathering provision in the latest round of the FOFA reforms, claiming it overturned a rule that...

Policy & Regulation

Fewer Australians will be able to afford to obtain financial advice following the Senate’s decision to disallow the Government Future of Financial Advice regulations, the...

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Financial planning

New research suggests SMSF advice is a prime area for consolidation....

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Financial planning

Financial services has usurped mining and manufacturing as Australia’s fastest growing industry, but little research has been done to determine the key drivers of growth....

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Financial planning

The FSC welcomed the China-Australia free trade agreement, saying it will give fund managers direct access to China and boost the nations’ financial services trade....

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Superannuation

ASFA has changed its constitution to give itself the ability to adjust to change in the superannuation industry....

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Financial planning

It's been an issue that's ruffled feathers across the industry, but is scaled advice finally gaining traction in the planning world? Kate Cowling investigates. ...

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Financial planning

FSC appoints former journalist and PR as its new CEO....

Financial planning

FSC has named former broadcaster and journalist and current director of media and public affairs for Coca-Cola Amatil, Sally Loane, as its new chief executive to succeed ...

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Superannuation

FSC claims industry funds are engaging in protectionsit practices by exploiting loop-holes in choice of fund legislation to deny open access to default funds under the ne...

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Editorial

The reasons for churn in the life/risk arena are long-standing and well-known and insurers need to accept their share of the blame....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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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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