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Industry unites against ASIC levy increase
This week the nation’s financial advisers received news that their annual registration fees, or “adviser levies.” would increase by the...
Advice complaints remain low despite 2020 increase
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) was established in 1 November 2018, combining the Financial Ombudsman Service, Credit and Investments...
Annual renewals bill passes both houses of Parliament
The Financial Sector Reform Bill (Hayne Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill finally passed both houses of Parliament on Friday, as the professional standards...
PIMCO caught in fake bond scam
PIMCO Australia last night (February 22) warned advisers nationally that its name had been used in bond scams which ASIC uncovered in January. They are...
Affordable advice review offers an opportunity for change
Financial advice industry bodies including the SMSF Association (SMSFA), Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), and Financial Planning Association (FPA) have...
Adviser losses not reflective of industry progress
The beginning of 2020 has been dominated by headlines of mass adviser departures from the industry, with the number of registered advisers having fallen to...
Advisers regain control of their future
To say the last few years have been testing for advisers would be a gross understatement. The reverberations of the Hayne Royal Commission, which highlighted...
Annual opt-in confirmed, but more flexibility
It was a busy day for the Federal Government, announcing the proposal to disband FASEA, introduce lack of independence disclosure requirements and then...
FASEA to be disbanded, exam still required
2021 may be shaping up as the ‘Year of the Financial Adviser’. After what has been a tumultuous and stressful few years for the industry, promises...
TPB review highlights over-regulation of advisers
Whether it’s due to the long delay on Parliamentary sittings or the realisation that financial advisers had become regulatory gymnasts, it seems the tide...
Advice regulation evolving before our eyes
It’s been a busy few years for the financial advice industry and its regulators, including the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)....