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ASIC Report 779 – adviser obligations re superannuation underperformance

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Introduction Superannuation is one of the key pillars of Australian retirement incomes policy, and for many Australians will represent their most significant asset outside their home. As such, recent years

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01 Aug 2024

Compliance primer – Crypto regulatory reform, consumer implications

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Introduction Still regarded with suspicion by many, cryptocurrencies have continued to grow in popularity in Australia. Despite losing value by more than 60% in 2022[1], Bitcoin and other popular cryptocurrencies

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01 Jul 2024

Aged Care Advice – the consumer protection challenge

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The burgeoning aged care sector is one that financial advisers – directly or indirectly – will increasingly come into contact with. As our population ages, and longevity improves, most advisers will have a number of clients who are either using aged care services themselves, or who are making decisions about aged care on behalf of their parents or grandparents.

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04 Jun 2024

Sophisticated and Wholesale investors – changes coming in 2024

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One of the most topical conversations around financial consumer protections is the forthcoming changes to the Sophisticated Investor Test. The subject of much scrutiny and debate since its introduction in

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07 May 2024

Scam alert – the role for advisers in our biggest consumer protection challenge

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Introduction Financial scams are arguably the biggest consumer protection challenge facing the financial sector in 2024. With data suggesting scams are costing Australian consumers more than $3 billion each year[1]

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17 Apr 2024

Consumer protection – a practical guide to developing a Vulnerable Client Policy

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One of the most significant consumer protection challenges within financial advice – and financial services more broadly – is the protection of vulnerable clients. Regulators around the world are becoming

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04 Mar 2024

Complexity in advice – how it undermines financial consumer protection

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Adviser’s don’t need to be reminded how complex the world they operate in is. Financial products, regulations, advice processes and documents are all inherently complex. The deep irony is that

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05 Feb 2024

Financial advice – 2024 regulation and compliance look ahead

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Introduction For financial advisers, 2024 promises to be another busy year from a regulation and compliance perspective. But with the government response to the Quality of Advice Review grabbing most

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23 Jan 2024

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CPD: Growth holds, risks widen
Economic outlook: Structural forces, cyclical implications Longer-term secular forces are driving the six- to 12-month cyclical outlook. Our June 2026 Secular Outlook, “Rupture and Resilience[1],” explored the fraying of traditional [...]
CPD: Intergenerational wealth – When the responsibility transfers before the money
Picture this: an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPOA) has sat in a filing cabinet for years. Then a sudden health event means an adult daughter is called on to act [...]
CPD: Why market structure rewards active management in local currency EMD
Key takeaways A large, diverse and fast-growing opportunity set: local currency EMD spans economies at very different points in the cycle, offering income, growth and genuine diversification. Structure, not just [...]
CPD: A practical system for building client confidence – Value of Advice (Part 1)
Introduction As the advice profession continues to evolve, so too do client expectations and perceptions of the value of advice. Perhaps nothing sums up this shift as perfectly as this [...]
CPD: When a little knowledge is dangerous – countering the financial ‘guidance’ your clients are getting from AI
Move over, Google The expression “a little knowledge is a dangerous thing” seems particularly appropriate to financial decisions, where the amounts at stake and the inherent complexity make the risk [...]