News

Education

CFP certification program strengthened

CFP certification Deakin

Financial planners will now be able to combine their Financial Planning Association CFP certification program and the Deakin Business School Master of Financial Planning degree.

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ETFs

ETF trends to boost market size

ETF market growth

The ETF sector has continued to grow steadily, with a number of trends pushing the growth among investors and consumers.

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Retirement

SMSFs vital to retirement income

SMSFs retirement income system

SMSFs play an important role in the retirement income system and should be given due consideration in the Retirement Income Review, the SMSF Association says.

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Education

FASEA adds new education providers

FASEA new education providers

FASEA has updated its list of approved education providers, adding in new bachelor and postgraduate programs and updating the list of approved courses for advisers.

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Regulation

AFCA backs compensation scheme

AFCA compensation scheme

The establishment of a compensation scheme of last resort to protect consumers who have fallen victim to the misconduct of financial services firms has received strong support from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority.

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Financial Planning

Advice group unveils self-licensed support

self-licensed support service

Lifespan Financial Planning has launched a support service for self-licensed financial advisers that will draw on in-house and external partner expertise.

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Retirement, Superannuation

No negative retirement changes

superannuation changes negative SISFA

Any changes to the superannuation and retirement saving system should lead to no negative consequences for consumers, according to SISFA.

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ASIC

ASIC permanently bans Sydney SMSF adviser

Sydney-based financial adviser

ASIC has permanently banned a Sydney-based SMSF adviser after she was found guilty of misappropriating money from clients’ funds.

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Compliance, Regulation

System fine without active member test

Active member test

The active member test for overseas SMSF trustees would become irrelevant if the current approach to rollovers and personal contributions was improved, an SMSF expert says.

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Retirement

Retirement facts before fixes

Retirement Income SISFA

Information collected by the Retirement Income Review should not be used to shore up current problems but improve the system for the long-term, claims SISFA

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