Chan and Naylor's David Hasib urges crackdown on "rogues" promoting and advising on SMSFs....
The Financial Planning Association has announced changes to its Code of Professional Practice in order to bring it in line with the Australian Securities and Investment C...
ASIC has released a consultation paper to determine how a professional code of conduct will obviate the need for a financial adviser to comply with opt-in provisions cont...
The financial planning university challenge run through AMP's Horizons program has attracted more than twice the number of entrants than in its first year, with a La Trob...
Australians working overseas are enjoying higher wages than their global peers, according to research by HSBC....
Five financial planners have been selected as finalists for the Money Management Financial Planner of the Year 2012 award....
The Federal Government has received a mixed response to the financial services and superannuation initiatives evolving out of its Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MY...
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has sent a strong signal that it is likely to oppose the use of synthetic securitisation by banks....
With the window seemingly coming to a close with in-specie contributions of listed shares into SMSFs, it is a timely reminder to ensure that your contribution strategy is...
The Government has opted for only limited impacts on superannuation in its MYEFO approach, but has increased the SMSF levy....
After last month’s surprise hold, the Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its latest interest rate decision....
A professional year supervisor has been banned for five years after advice provided by his provisional relevant provider was deemed to be inappropriate, the first time th...
WT Financial’s Keith Cullen is eager for its Hubco initiative to see advice firms under its licence trade at multiples which are catching up to those UK and US financial ...
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...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...