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Advisers have been urged to back a new world standard on financial planning in order to improve the image of the profession in Australia....

Financial planning

Financial planners are expected to get the first glimpse at the latest get tough approach to policing the profession this week, with the Financial Planning Association (F...

Financial planning

Institutions considering making a trade bid for the wealth management arm of Tower ahead of a possible move to separately list the business unit have been warned they are...

Rate the raters

The second annual Rate the Risk Raters survey reinforces the growing role of risk researchers, but not everyone is happy. LIAM EGAN reports....

Financial planning

Financial planners who disclose soft dollar payments under a new industry code of practice could be hit with a hefty tax bill....

Financial planning

Equity markets are firing, clients are safe in the knowledge that the financial services industry is now governed by one of the world’s most rigorous consumer protection ...

Financial planning

The number of financial planners prepared to use three or more master trust or wrap platforms has more than doubled over the last year - and it could be a newer class of ...

Financial planning

Financial planners who receive payments for using investment platforms will face tougher disclosure requirements under new guidelines being considered by the Financial Pl...

Financial planning

Pengana Capital has unveiled details of the two key investment managers that will be responsible for running its anticipated new small caps venture, the Pengana Emerging ...

Financial planning

Financial planning groups have been warned to keep a close watch on their advisers and to take firm action against “bad apples”, or risk future litigation by disgruntled ...

Financial planning

Advisers could have to meet a new set of guidelines for ethical behaviour and experience if a world standard for financial planning is adopted in Australia....

Financial planning

Size is becoming increasingly irrelevant for financial advisers, who are shunning the big institutional fund managers in favour of boutique operations....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has postponed the date by which fund managers and product providers have to comply with the new dollar disclos...

Financial planning

Financial planning business management group CARM has struck a deal with Professional Investment Services to provide the dealer firm’s network of over 1,200 planners with...

Financial planning

A Queensland planner who protested against his treatment by Suncorp Metway by sitting for a week on the roof of his former office reached a settlement on late Friday afte...

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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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