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ASIC too soft on AFSL applicants: Aud Gen

ASIC has issued Financial Services Licenses (FSLs) in a rush and without properly inspecting applications from a number of financial planners, dealers and insurance brokers, according to a new Auditor-General report. The report by the national Auditor-General ...

FSR changes usher era of less but better compliance

... crucial changes to the FSR. Among these were reducing the frequency that financial advisers have to issue a Statement of Advice (SoA) to clients, exempting basic deposit products or similar such as Cash Management Trusts (CMTs) from some compliance rules ...

AXA launches pay-as-you-go adviser software

... paraplanning. He added that IWL's VisiPlan and VisiWeb programs will also feed directly into the group's Statement of Advice (SOA) generation tool, which again cuts processing time. And in more good news, AXA also announced twin initiatives designed ...

ASIC launches consumer guide about planners

... together the FPA. The regulator's second development is its ongoing work with the industry to simplify statements of advice (SOA). ASIC's Chairman, Jeffrey Lucy, said the SOA changes are well under way. "We're also working with the financial services ...

Daily Economic Update

Today's report on Australian lending finance gives mixed readings but the overall implication for monetary policy is for steady interest rates, with a bias towards a lower cash rate, in the near term. Housing (perhaps due to weakening house prices) ...

Daily Economic Update

Declining affordability -- due to soaring home prices and higher mortgage rates - is negatively impacting US home sales. The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales fell by a bigger-than-expected 2.7 per cent in October to ...

Industry funds hit back at FPA ad campaign

Industry Funds have been stung by claims they don't offer advice and have come out fighting against the new Financial Planning Association (FPA) advertising campaign. A statement released by Garry Weaven, Executive Chair of Industry Funds Services says ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2005
SYDNEY - The Australian share market is likely to open firmer as strong commodity prices across the board breathe new life into the rapid firing resources sector. A strong start to the morning is likely to see the loca market hit fresh record intraday ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2005
SYDNEY - The Australian share market is likely to open slightly firmer,pushing to fresh record highs as the market continues to benefit from positive resource news and a generally upbeat sentiment. Precious and base metals made gains overnight, as well ...

Financial advice quality is improving: CPA Australia

... them Of those investors who sought advice in recent years, 57 per cent of those surveyed recalled receiving the mandatory SOA, with a majority of 53 per cent finding it useful, 45 percent relevant and 43 per cent straight forward. Reflecting the need ...