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At first blush the Federal Government’s proposal for the establishment of a Council of Superannuation Custodians capable of guiding and advising on underlying policy seem...

Mike Taylor explains the writing was on the wall long before the announcement of a number of practices leaving the AFS Group....

Market conditions are driving a renewed interest in alternative investments, but a number of practical limitations may be limiting allocations in the retail space. Bela M...

BOQ posts solid first half just days after announcing Virgin Money Australia transaction....

What do recent events in Cyprus spell for global deposit holders? Matthew Sherwood finds out....

Coaxing clients back into property post-GFC may not be as hard as some imagine, so long as you get the balance right, writes Damian Fitzpatrick. ...

We may not be as rational as we think in our assessments and reactions to the market, and vivid memories of the recent past may subconsciously distort our judgement. But ...

Take-over target, Trust Company, has booked a solid profit and points to promising outlook. ...

While the Australian economy has been expected to be affected only tangentially by fiscal problems experienced elsewhere, at an investment level there are strong effects ...

The stock markets and finance sector generally are talking the talk and walking the walk of success, but should investors be popping the cork? Martin Conlon finds out....

Mike Taylor writes that it is passing strange that the Government has allowed a debate around the super taxes for upper income earners when it has failed to implement a v...

Dealer groups are not the only financial services companies being forced to adapt to the new FOFA environment, with Instreet Investment’s George Lucas explaining that fun...

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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 ...

5 months ago

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

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Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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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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