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CPD: DBFO legislation – a plain English framework for adviser implementation

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In recent times, few topics have dominated adviser consciousness – and industry media coverage – as much as the Quality of Advice Review (QAR), one of the most significant consumer

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02 Sep 2024

CPD: 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

CPD: 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

CPD: 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

CPD: 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

CPD: 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

CPD: 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

CPD: 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

CPD: 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: Ethics and your fiduciary duty
A financial adviser’s fiduciary duty to their clients is both a legal and ethical requirement. This article, proudly sponsored by GSFM, explores the significance of fiduciary duty in ethical financial [...]
CPD: Financial adviser investment philosophies – the why, what and how
Experts should have opinions As investment markets continue their rollercoaster ride, and with many developed countries on the cusp of recession, discussions around investment philosophies have ramped up in many [...]
CPD: Consumer protection in action – a practical adviser guide to AFCA and the FSCP
Protecting consumers through accountability mechanisms Fundamental to any consumer protection framework for advice clients are mechanisms that (a) allow consumer redress for poor outcomes stemming from advice failures, and (b) [...]
CPD: Staying ahead of the curve – super changes at 1 July 2023
In the ever-evolving world of finance, few sectors experience transformations as regularly as superannuation. Each year, as the calendar ticks over to 1 July, the superannuation landscape witnesses a series [...]
CPD: New frontiers – Australia’s retirement landscape (part three)
Parts one and two of this series examined the retirement landscape and the myriad of risks that face clients prior to and during retirement. In this third and final of [...]