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The most common illiquidity, risk and volatility fallacies investors face

Lending specialist Daniel Zwirn spoke candidly about investor "credit myths", and the misunderstandings that hold people back in the selection and movement of...

ASIC warns directors to up business risk disclosure in annual reports

The regulator's financial reporting surveillance program has turned up numerous companies failing to make required risk disclosures in financial reports, as it...

New best interests duty to cover broader swathe of advice service providers

In Levy's new world, conflicts and vertical integration are likely to be accommodated by a new statutory best interests duty with a broader scope and a lower,...

Safe harbour steps to go as Levy sticks (mostly) to the advice reform script

Levy made no major deviations in her final suite of proposals, with Treasury left to mull on a blueprint for reform that should usher in a less prescriptive,...

Ex-heads of advice associations line up to plump for merger

The old guard of advice representation has implored the combined membership groups of the AFA and FPA to vote 'yes' in the upcoming merger vote.

'No compromises': Levy details advice review mindset

"I don't think anyone told me that things are going well," said Michelle Levy of the advice review consultation process. Despite being given disparate views on...

'Easy wins' not enough for QOAR: Joint advice association group

In a letter released by the group Thursday it said "urgent action is needed", and called the government's impending response a "rare opportunity to deliver...

Advice benefits becoming clearer to the masses

Studies highlight just how much the benefit of financial advice is filtering into the public consciousness. After the pandemic, and with inflation soaring, the...

Paraplanners are changing, but they still don't want to be advisers

The percentage of paraplanners that have ambitions to become qualified financial advisers has decreased dramatically, with several key drivers behind the...

With DDO stop orders, ASIC steps up marketing scrutiny

The corporate regulator reports it has issued 21 stop orders against companies over marketing of financial products since new design and distribution...

ASIC hits Vanguard funds over 'greenwashing' tobacco claims

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is making good on promises to combat greenwashing, issuing its second set of fines against a company for...

Levy's advice proposals get heavy hitting advocacy lift

The Financial Services Council and its provider members are putting their weight behind the advice review leader's suite of reforms as the December 16 delivery...

Next gen platforms surge while adviser FUA doubles

Netwealth and HUB24 are expected to continue eating the incumbents' lunch, according to UBS. Meanwhile, as adviser numbers have halved the average amount of...

ASIC 'neutral' on SOA format, video statements good to go

The Corporations Act is "technology neutral" according to ASIC, so video SOAs are acceptable as long as they include the eight or so standard compliance...