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Policy & Regulation

13 Feb

FOFA deja vu for finance industry

The finance industry has found itself in a similar situation to the financial planning industry around the Government's handling of new legislation....

Financial planning

13 Feb

APRA paying legal firms $3.5 million

APRA has confirmed it is paying legal firms in the order of $3.5 million in contractual arrangements around superannuation fund investigations....

Financial planning

13 Feb

Online share trader numbers increase

The number of Australians actively trading shares online has increased, despite market returns expectations having collapsed in the second half of 2011, according to Inve...

Financial planning

13 Feb

UBS job consolidation ongoing

The streamlining of jobs at ING Investment Management following the manager's acquisition by UBS will continue to be reviewed through to the end of the first quarter....

Financial planning

13 Feb

Superannuation member statements need less focus on past performance

Short-term reporting and the supposed effect of past performance on the future benefits of a superannuation fund encourage unnecessary knee-jerk reactions from members, a...

Financial planning

13 Feb

Insolvencies continue to rise

Corporate insolvencies have continued to rise over the 2011 calendar year, with the number of external administration appointments experiencing the biggest increase since...

Superannuation

13 Feb

ETFs still only a small part of SMSF allocations

While growing in popularity, ETFs have yet to attract significantly firm allocations within SMSFs, according to Multiport Technical Services director, Philip La Greca....

Superannuation

13 Feb

A guide to the new excess contributions tax regime

David Court brings us up to date with the excess contributions tax and outlines some of the potential problems related to the Government's recent changes to the ECT....