EDITORIAL

Ron Bewley considers the direction of interest rates when it comes to investing, and asks: when are the best times to fix or float?...

Robert Keavney recognises the trend for industry super funds to establish financial advice businesses, like their retail competitors. But he asks the question: Whose mone...

Ray Griffin looks at the recent changes made by the Financial Planning Association and considers the impact they will have on the financial planning community in Australi...

As the debate surrounding tertiary education for financial planners moves from whether it should be compulsory to what degree should count, Ashleigh McIntyre writes that ...

Patrick Jackson explains why trustees should look before they leap when considering a self-managed superannuation fund....

The financial planning industry has ended 2010 amid just as much uncertainty as the beginning of the year, writes Mike Taylor....

The role of licensee payments from platform providers has become a bone of contention in the financial advice industry, writes Marianne Perkovic....

Takeover terms often raise concerns in the risk insurance market, with critics questioning the benefits to consumers. Col Fullagar considers the debate....

As the Federal Treasury reaches the final stages of its consultation process around the Future of Financial Advice reforms, the debate has seemed closed to the very peopl...

The inclusion of bonds in investment portfolios is a good way to guard against equity risk, writes Stephen Hart....

Whatever ASIC says about its inaction over the collapse of Storm Financial, the FOFA reforms will not prevent history repeating itself, writes Mike Taylor....

The complexity of income protection insurance plans presents a great challenge when opting for cover, writes Chris Kirby....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 1 week ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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