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IOOF has confirmed the final settlement of a class action brought against it related to a failed prosecution by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority with no cos...
Expert Analysis
Zoe Higgins examines the changes surrounding best interests duty and how it will affect mortgage brokers who will have to ensure they are lending responsibly....
Financial planning
The Federal Government should use the creation of a single disciplinary body to create a single regulator and thereby reduce complexity and costs....
Editorial
Too many Governments have looked for quick fixes where financial adviser regulation is concerned and it is time for an audit and the removal of costly and unnecessary lay...
Funds management
MLC customers are being charged 0.1% for non-NAB owned investments and 0.15% for ASX-listed investments, according to reports....
Financial planning
Sam Henderson’s appearance before the Royal Commission has had its corollary in charges being laid by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission relating to all...
Financial planning
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has been ordered to pay $5 million for failures in their AgriAdvantage Plus Package. ...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association’s proposals to have adviser registration over-ride licensing has run into a backlash from key financial planning licensees who say they...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association’s announcement of job losses and an organisational restructure driven by declining adviser numbers has reawakened calls for a merger be...
Policy & Regulation
IOOF has walked away from a class action initiated against it in the wake of the Royal Commission and action by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority with a quie...
Financial planning
A financial planning and accounting company head has taken the media to task for seeking to tar financial advisers with the one brush when he says the vast majority are t...
Financial planning
Financial advisers should report any concerns they have about superannuation funds breaking the intra-fund advice rules to the Australian Securities and Investments Commi...
Financial planning
New analysis from KPMG has confirmed the environment is ripe for industry superannuation funds to fill the advice gap left by the exit of the major banks but there is lit...
Policy & Regulation
The consumer group said the deferral struck a "sensible balance" between legislating reform and dealing with the pandemic....
Policy & Regulation
The implementation of recommendations from the Royal Commission will be deferred for six months to allow the industry to deal with the impact of COVID-19....
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...