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Accounting, Compliance, financial advice, Financial Planning, SMSF

Avoid direction in unlicensed advice

Unlicensed SMSF practitioners must not influence clients to act, but can provide operational information around the creation and running of a fund.

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Aged Care, Estate Planning, financial advice, Financial Planning

Make aged care part of retirement planning

Aged care should not be seen as a separate area of advice, but included in any retirement discussions in the same manner as estate planning.

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Education, financial advice, Financial Planning

FAAA expands specialisation program

The FAAA has issued a call out to education providers to participate in broadening specialist areas relevant to financial planning.

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AFCA, Compliance, financial advice, Financial Planning, SMSF

Structure not at heart of SMSF complaints

SMSF complaints received by AFCA have been caused by poor and conflicted advice and not by the underlying fund structure.

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financial advice, Financial Planning, Practice Management, Technology

Tech adoption may mean complete reset

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The rapid rate at which technology is advancing may lead to a forced organisational reset among accounting and advisory firms when adapting to change.

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Compliance, financial advice, Financial Planning, Regulation

FSC welcomes CSLR levy consultation

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The Financial Services Council has applauded the government’s decision to enter a consultation process with regard to the funding of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort in the immediate future.

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Auditing, financial advice, SMSF

Final Caddick settlement just okay

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The final class action settlement for SMSF investors who fell victim to Melissa Caddick’s fraudulent actions has been seen as a passable outcome.

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Education, financial advice, Financial Planning

Program for industry entrants launched

A training initiative has been made available to fast track new entrants to the advice industry and assist practitioners in their early years.

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ASIC, financial advice, fraud, Investments

Scheme investors mull class action

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A legal firm is looking into a class action for superannuation investors in the First Guardian Master Fund and Shield Master Fund.

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financial advice, Financial Planning, SMSF, SMSFA, Technology

SMSF adviser AI take-up fairly low

Recent analysis with regard to the practice of SMSF advisers has shown the majority are not yet using AI to service clients.

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