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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: The case for Australian mid-caps – why quality is on sale
Share prices move every day. The underlying value of the businesses behind those prices does not move nearly as often, or as much. That distinction matters more than usual right [...]
CPD: Investment bonds revisited – understanding the fundamentals in a changing tax landscape
For many years, investment bonds have occupied a relatively small corner of the Australian investment landscape. While familiar to some advisers, others may have had limited reason to consider them [...]
CPD: Positioning portfolios for the next world order
Key takeaways The global system is becoming more fragmented and policy-driven, leading to more uneven and less predictable market outcomes. Geopolitical risk is now persistent, showing up not just in [...]
CPD: A review of the Code of Ethics (part one)
The Financial Planners and Advisers Code of Ethics (Code) has sat at the centre of adviser conduct in Australia since it became mandatory on 1 January 2020. This article, proudly [...]
CPD: Think your clients aren’t complaining? ASIC might disagree
Complaints are so big right now 2026 has been a big year for financial services complaints, and not just numerically. Certainly, the volume of complaints is noteworthy. AFCA data[1] released [...]