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ASIC has accepted an EU from HSBC for potentially giving poor advice to clients on retail structured products without collecting sufficient information and considering th...

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Dividend paying warrants may be a simple way to generate additional income for investors wanting to boost liquidity and for those heading into retirement wanting to diver...

Financial planning

PIMCO has launched a digital platform for financial advisers, institutions and investors as part of its focus on the retail segment....

Financial planning

Suncorp Life announced it will exit from its Guardian Advice and Suncorp Financial Planning businesses mid-2016, affecting the jobs of around 170 advisers....

Funds management

Industry fund financial services provider IFS has announced a new model where retail investors can access unlisted infrastructure investment ventures of IFM Investors....

People & Products

MLC has promoted Kathy Vincent to the role of general manager, retail wealth platforms. ...

Financial planning

ASIC warns retail investors against the risks of dealing with unlicensed binary options providers singling out Opteck.com in specific warning. ...

Financial planning

Diversified financial planning and wealth management group Spring FG’s initial public offering (IPO) of shares has been oversubscribed, well ahead of its planned closing ...

Editorial

Dominic McCormick looks at the case for agriculture investment and argues while it’s compelling, there’s a lack of robust investment vehicles. ...

Editorial

While considered foreboding by traditional investors, volatility in global markets is music to the ears those in the alternative space, Janine Mace writes. ...

Funds management

Retail investors significantly lack geographical and asset class diversification in portfolios, Goldman Sachs Asset Management found....

Funds management

Findex Group is continuing to grow its product offering through Centric Wealth’s $50 million investment in US-based global equities manager, Maverick Capital....

Funds management

Treasury Group is expected to increase its stake in Northern Lights Capital Group following a successful capital raising which was oversubscribed by more than five times ...

Financial planning

Potential mis-selling and poor advice are likely in the forestry managed investment scheme sector if amendments to FOFA are allowed to proceed, according to Industry Supe...

Financial planning

The platform joint venture between OneVue and the Eureka report has gone live....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 2 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

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