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ASIC lays down the law on 'greenwashing'
With economies around the world all seeking to decarbonise, business has a critical role to play in the race to meeting Net Zero commitments.
ASIC updates guidance for 'warnings and reprimands'
ASIC has just released an information sheet allowing it to issue warnings and reprimands to financial advisers that do the wrong thing. If you're a financial...
Regulator flags drop in Supervisory Levy
After five years of compounding compliance and regulatory requirements combined with higher costs in every part of their business there are a number of...
AFCA confirms a new user pays model to cover costs
Following on from last week's article titled, 'Ombudsman seeks to simplify complaint treatment,' The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) today...
Adviser numbers forecast to fall below 15k
The exodus of financial advisers from the industry is set to continue into 2022, according to research undertaken by Adviser Ratings, who in partnership with...
Pressure builds on greenwashing with SEC to tighten screws
It appears that regulators around the world are getting more serious on ESG, with the US Securities Exchange Commission, similar to Australia's ASIC,...
'Let professionals be professionals': The call ahead of Quality of Advice Review
Given the flood of changes and regulatory oversight that has resulted from the Royal Commission, it likely comes as a surprise to many that the impending...
Financial Services Council flags priorities for Advice Review
There is growing pressure on the long-awaited Quality of Advice review to deliver real change to an industry that has been saddled with layer after layer of...
Ombudsman seeks to simplify complaint treatment
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority, the external dispute resolution group of which all financial advisers must be members, this week announced...
Stability, simplification, abolition of Safe Harbour, FDS proposed
"We are at a critical crossroad, with an aging population, and the "Great Australian Wealth Transfer" at our doorstep" explained Lifespan Financial Planning...
Funding model, wholesale test lead FPA's election platform
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has outlined its policy platform, or target areas for the next Federal Government.