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The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has named the corporate regulator, along with itself and Storm Financial, as one of the key stakeholders involved in the circumstances ...

Financial planning

A Financial Planner Registration Board should be created to "protect consumers from Storm Financial and Westpoint-style losses", according to Puzzle Financial Advice dire...

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The FPA chief executive and chair have written to the parliamentarians reviewing financial services urging a restoration of confidence in planning....

Financial planning

The global financial crisis has slowed the flow of candidates for entry-level financial planning qualifications but, as AMAL AWAD reports, the education providers remain ...

Financial planning

Ensuring planning licensees get paid the same for recommending an unlisted managed fund or a listed security would result in a better deal for consumers, according to Puz...

Financial planning

Rebate services provider YourShare has said many financial planners are holding themselves out to be purely fee for service when in fact they are charging commissions as ...

Financial planning

Over the past 21 years Queensland financial planner Martin Kerrigan has had nearly 30 face-to-face meetings with promoters of agribusiness managed investment schemes, des...

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A South Australian soil scientist previously employed by Timbercorp has made allegations of attempted bribery and intimidation by the group to gain soil assessments that ...

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The various committees within the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) have outlined their policy priorities for the 2009-10 financial year. The following...

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Consumer group Choice is lobbying the Government to ban what it describes as "perverse incentives" paid to financial advisers that serve to make the advice consumers rece...

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Financial planning

In a submission to the Rippoll inquiry respected financial planner Neil Kendall has hit out against substantial "hidden incentives" paid to Australian financial services ...

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The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Nick Sherry, canvasses a level-playing field when it comes to licensing accountants and financial planners....

Financial planning

But a leading industry educator says any difficulties with financial advisers are related to commission arrangements and supervision, not education....

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Financial planning

A decision by parliamentary joint committee on corporations and financial services chair Bernie Ripoll to probe the adequacy of the $20 million professional indemnity cov...

Financial planning

The parliamentary joint committee on corporations and financial services would consider recommending an extension of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’...

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