By Mike Taylor

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7 September 2011

The Federal Government would be likely to garner grudging (but majority) financial planning industry support for its Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation if it w...

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18 August 2011

The Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) proposals combined with the long delays in delivering the actual legislation have served to drive down confidence among...

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2 August 2011

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has been warned it needs to address questions about its handling of MTAA Super in the Parliament....

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18 November 2010

A Senate Committee has backed legislation enhancing ASIC's coercive powers, but not without full transparency to the Parliament....

AXA Asia Pacific has confirmed a solid 9.25 cents per share dividend at the same time as flagging strongly improved full-year results....

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Electing a Labor or Coalition Government makes little difference to investment returns....

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15 July 2010

With Asia having been termed a global equities sweet spot in terms of the way it has emerged from the global recession, a new Lonsec sector review has pointed to global e...

The make-up of the board of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) is not adequately representative of practising financial planners, according to recently resigned FPA...

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13 July 2010

Unlisted property moves back into positive territory bringing better news to industry funds with heavier exposures....

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Investor confidence in the ability of the Australian economy to withstand world pressures has been eroded....

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