The future of the financial planning co-operative Consolidated Finan-cial Services (CFS) is "on a knife-edge", chairman David Craig has told Money Management....
Colonial First State has combined its Australian and UK international equities teams into a single operation, reporting directly to chief executive Chris Cuffe....
The FPA's code of ethics and rules of professional conduct have gone a long way towards meeting some of the reforms in CLERP 6, says Fi-nancial Services Minister Joe Hock...
Direct share trading for financial planners has taken another leap forward with the ASX awarding the first Third Party Clearing (TPC) broker status to a Melbourne firm.
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The first eight paintings sold at Christie's Melbourne auction last month all went for double their estimates. On face value, it looked like the great art market boom was...
In recent years, there has been no shortage of agricultural schemes, usually with generous tax breaks, to tempt investors. Birds, trees, fruits and plants have all been o...
On almost this exact day three years ago, Money Management reported a mass exodus from senior executives within the financial services in-dustry, as seats shuffled at a n...
New rules on the taxation of friendly society bonds has created "a window of opportunity" for sales, according to IOOF group taxation manager Tony Jacobs....
The tax office may soon end the freeze on tax liabilities on 7000 as-sessments for tax-effective schemes, according to tax commissioner Michael Carmody.
Unless scheme pro...
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser for eight years over false and misleading statements regarding clients’ superannuation investments....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser who gave inappropriate advice to his clients including false and misleading Statements of Advice....
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...