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Payday Super arrives midyear. Are your clients ready?
Payday Super will mean more admin and costs for small businesses, says the IPA's Tony Greco. It's time to prepare.
Over 90% of advisers pass inaugural FASEA exam
Over 90 per cent of the 579 advisers that sat the inaugural exam have passed, FASEA has announced. The exam was held in nine centres across...
ASIC permanently bans former Melbourne financial adviser from providing financial advice
ASIC has permanently banned former financial adviser Robert Shane Michael of Bentleigh, Victoria, from providing financial services for engaging...
Advisers battle rising obstacles to affordable advice: Survey
Despite increasing compliance and regulatory requirements, only 11 per cent of financial planners plan to leave the industry if the full...
Consumers to bear the brunt of commission ban
The Australian government announced this week that it will introduce legislation on Thursday to ban the grandfathering of conflicted remuneration...
Thousands leave financial advice industry
The Adviser Ratings Musical Chairs report found that 1,750 advisers left the industry in the June quarter, leaving just 25,470 advisers across...
Wealthy shunning financial advice
The inaugural State of Wealth report by Crestone Wealth Management and CoreData has found that high-net-worth individuals favour their own advice...
ASIC slaps 3-year ban on financial adviser Sam Henderson
Sydney-based financial adviser, Sam Maxwell Henderson, has been banned from providing financial services for a period of three years following an...
FASEA exam ‘buys more time’ for licensing decisions
Speaking at an Eastern Wealth conference in Sydney, accountants services director David Moss said accountants should think about undertaking the...
What is the value of an adviser?
The report by Russell Investments looked holistically at the real value advisers deliver for their clients, from knowledge and expertise all the...
ATO releases toolkit for rental property owners
In a recent review of individual tax returns, the ATO found that nine out of 10 taxpayers with a rental property made mistakes in their tax...
