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The newly-announced Certified Independent Financial Advisers Association believes it will be better aligned with the interests of independent advisers because it is low c...

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Financial planning

A new member organisation has been formed, established by three former directors of the Profession of Independent Financial Advisers....

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Financial planning

The Profession of Independent Financial Advisers says it is in the late stages of getting approval to be an “officially-recognised” professional standards body by the Pro...

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Financial planning

The Profession of Independent Financial Advisers has created a decision tree to help advisers understand the complexities of variable income and avoid conflicts of intere...

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Financial planning

Planner group, the Profession of Independent Financial Advisers wants a clearer banning of asset-based fees and an updating of Australian Securities and Investment Commis...

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Financial planning

Being genuinely independent and charging by way of transparent fee-for-service represent the future for financial advisers, according to a new survey....

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Financial planning

Advisers have been urged to be mindful of the Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg’s move to impose 12-monthly opt-in and fee disclosure arrangements....

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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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