PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE

Superannuation

A certificate of advice from a financial adviser or accountant has been identified as a potential major sticking point for clients looking to borrow to invest in a proper...

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Superannuation

A certificate of advice from a financial adviser or accountant has been identified as a potential major sticking point to clients looking to borrow to invest in a propert...

Financial planning

More stringent regulations are required to prevent insolvent financial advisers reopening their businesses and avoiding paying liabilities to clients who suffered due to ...

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Editorial

Financial planners could be forgiven for suffering reform fatigue - and the release, last week, of Richard St John's consultation paper, Review of compensation arrangemen...

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Financial planning

Financial planners and accountants need to work together to lobby against licensing changes that affect both sectors in similar ways, according to HNW Planning director R...

Financial planning

Greater flexibility and independence, increasing dealer group fees, and concerns around fulfilling a fiduciary duty are some of the reasons why more advisers are applying...

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Financial planning

Sydney-based boutique financial planning firm Financial Spectrum has launched a financial planning practice start-up and training program aimed at developing advisers out...

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Financial planning

The 'opt in' provisions for continuing advice and professional indemnity insurance were just two of the key issues tabled at the AFA Leadership Licensee Forum this week....

Financial planning

Dealer group Synchron has raised concerns about the provisions of an agreement associated with the transfer of two financial planners from Guardian Financial Planning....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is conducting an exhaustive audit of the operations of the country’s largest Australian Financial Services Licensees....

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Financial planning

Professional Investment Services will draw on a $17 million fund it created in 2007 to cater for claims made against the company from Westpoint investors....

Life/Risk

The tightening of the professional indemnity insurance market has led the corporate regulator to amend its requirements of Australian Financial Services Licensees....

Financial planning

ASIC uses its submission to the Ripoll Inquiry to suggest more regulatory intervention and higher licensing and fiduciary standards for planners....

Editorial

Count Financial announces a 9.1 per cent decline in profit and slams the need for PI, arguing it is being penalised for the mistakes of other AFSL holders who shouldn't h...

Financial planning

The FPA's submission to the PJC has called for tough credentialing before people can call themselves financial planners in a move aimed at further developing a profession...

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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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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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