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Prominent industry figure Anthony Starkins dropped a bombshell on the financial planning industry earlier this month when he called on the Government to outlaw commission...

Financial planning

Prominent financial adviser Anthony Starkins has called for the outlawing of commissions because they contravene the fiduciary relationship between advisers and clients....

Financial planning

In 1992, the word “Internet” didn’t even rate a mention in most dictionaries. In 2000, over 25 per cent of Australians are online and the percentage is rapidly growing. ...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) are at odds following the release of a parliamentary report on the Financial Serv...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) are at odds following the release of a parliamentary report on the Financial Serv...

Superannuation

Planners should not be put off from entering the self-managed funds advice market by complex legislation, says PSI Group chief executive officer Paul Kolatchew....

Accounting

Lawyers and accountants will not be subject to the same licensing requirements as financial planners if the findings of the Joint Statutory Committee on Corporations and ...

Financial planning

Planners should not be put off from entering the self-managed funds advice market by complex legislation, says PSI Group chief executive officer Paul Kolatchew....

Financial planning

E*Trade in the US will team up with accounting and consulting giant, Ernst & Young to provide online financial planning, according to reports in the New York Times. Both ...

Financial planning

Macquarie Financial Services has made further inroads into the self managed super-annuation fund (SMSF) market with the roll out of an “end to end” service. The service, ...

Financial planning

Newly elected national president of the Securities Institute Michael Willis has lent his voice to the argument calling for real estate agents to be subject to the same re...

Financial planning

The new economy has brought with it new criteria for investor protection, a senior ASIC commissioner has told members of the FPA Melbourne chapter....

Financial planning

The new economy has brought with it new criteria for investor protection, a senior ASIC commissioner has told members of the FPA Melbourne chapter....

Financial planning

A WestpacTrust advertisement in New Zealand promising free advice from staff trained in savings and investment has angered many in the NZ financial planning industry....

Financial planning

The steady rise of online financial services may not kill the wrap account or master trust service, but it is sure to make huge waves over the coming months. Stuart En-ge...

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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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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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A Sydney financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing any financial services, with the regulator deriding his “lack of integrity, trustworthiness and prof...

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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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