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CPD: Jump in my CAR. Client Advice Records – why, what, how

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Introduction The forthcoming replacement of Statements of Advice (SOAs) with Client Advice Records (CARs) has once again shone a spotlight on the vexed issue of client communication within financial advice.

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06 Aug 2025

CPD: Cookie-cutter financial advice – lessons for advisers

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Introduction “Cookie-cutter” advice refers to generic, templated financial advice that is not tailored to an individual client’s circumstances. Because they are not personalised to a client’s ‘objectives, financial situation and

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07 Jul 2025

CPD: Is your approach to client risk profiling putting you at risk?

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Introduction The shockwaves that followed the announcement of ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs by Donald Trump brought an abrupt and unsettling end to a three-year bull market. Major global indices plummeted by

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04 Jun 2025

CPD: Conflicts of interest – preparing for ASIC’s overhaul of RG 181

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Introduction In late 2024, ASIC announced[1] it would be consulting with licensees and other stakeholders as part of its review and update of several Regulatory Guides, including RG 181- Licensing:

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05 May 2025

CPD: Consumer protection essentials – AFCA and advice complaints

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As essential component of a robust framework for protecting financial consumers is the presence of mechanisms that hold individuals and organisations to account for causing consumer harm and allow consumers

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01 Apr 2025

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