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Financial Planning

Beware adviser conflicts of interest: Lonsec

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
Managed accounts have the potential to create significant conflicts of interest and conflicted remuneration for advisers.

ASIC bans financial adviser

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
ASIC has banned a financial adviser from providing financial services for four years for failing to act in the best interests of clients.

ASIC clamps down on poor advice, grandfathered commissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
ASIC warned it will clamp down on financial advice misconduct and ensure it sees an end to grandfathered commissions.

Advisers band together: AFA Conference 2019 kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
With so much tension and uncertainty in the financial advice sector today, the Association of Financial Advisers is making it clear to financial advisers they are not alone.

CFP coursework approved

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has had its application for recognition of CFP coursework approved by FASEA.

Down but not out: Top advisers adapt

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
Latest figures from ASIC's Financial Adviser Register (FAR) paint a telling picture of the state of Australia's financial advice sector, with close to 3000 advisers dropping out of the industry since February.

Value but no trust in advice: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
New research from ASIC reveals what consumers really think when it comes to financial advice.

CountPlus' 100-day plan for Count Financial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
CountPlus' acquisition of Count Financial from the Commonwealth Bank has been completed for a fee of $2.5 million - and CountPlus is confident its new business will return a first year profit.

IOOF advice remediation hits $235m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
IOOF will fork out a whopping $235.3 million to compensate customers for bad advice and charging fees for no service rendered.

Government should intervene in BOLR changes: Opposition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
The NSW shadow minister for finance and small business has asked what the state government is doing for advisers facing financial ruin as a result of AMP's plan to change Buyer of Last Resort terms.