STEPHEN JONES

Financial planning

Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has said the government will review the remaining eight recommendations in the Quality of Advice Review by the end of the ...

Financial planning

Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has offered an update on the Quality of Advice Review, which he said had been previously delayed due to the federal budget...

Financial planning

Minister for financial services, Stephen Jones, has blamed the federal budget for the delays to the Quality of Advice Review but said he is expectant of a position by Jun...

Financial planning

The Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association has thrown its support behind the experience pathway, arguing its members would rather quit than study for unnecessar...

Policy & Regulation

Speaking at the 2023 ACSI Annual Conference, Minister Stephen Jones said the government would prefer doing “too much too soon, not too little too late” on its sustainabil...

Financial planning

The Joint Associations Working Group has urged the government to enact several of the Quality of Advice recommendations quickly while it awaits the final decision....

Financial planning

The Treasury has outlined how advisers and their AFSLs can utilise the proposed experience pathway if they meet the requirements, as it opens a consultation period for fe...

Financial planning

Data from the latest Adviser Ratings’ Landscape Report of adviser sentiment has found there could still be thousands more exits over the next few years as a question mark...

Financial planning

Stephen Jones has called on the Government to pass the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort bill this month, stating consumers have “waited long enough” for redress. ...

Policy & Regulation

A financial services lawyer has raised questions about the managed investment scheme review focusing so heavily on the real estate asset class. ...

Financial planning

The Government has announced it will launch a consultation into the regulatory framework for managed investment schemes after several high-profile failures....

Editorial

Around a year in the making, the Quality of Advice Review continues to divide an industry looking for meaningful reform. ...

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Financial planning

Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has reacted to the final report of the Quality of Advice Review which was released on Wednesday. ...

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Financial planning

The Joint Association Working Group (JAWG) has written an open letter to the financial services minister Stephen Jones stating the QOA must avoid “easy wins”....

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Superannuation

Victims and survivors of child sexual abuse could be able to access the superannuation of their offender for unpaid compensation, under two Government proposals....

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

1 month ago

This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

1 month 1 week ago

Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

1 month 2 weeks ago

Insignia Financial has confirmed it is considering a preliminary non-binding proposal received from a US private equity giant to acquire the firm. ...

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Six of the seven listed financial advice licensees have reported positive share price growth in 2024, with AMP and Insignia successfully reversing earlier losses. ...

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Specialist wealth platform provider Mason Stevens has become the latest target of an acquisition as it enters a binding agreement with a leading Sydney-based private equi...

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