Financial Planning

The financial planning community strongly supports the introduction of a goods and services tax in Australia, according to a recent...

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has fired the first shots in its war against what it calls "aggressive" tax planning...

Direct distribution in shares and managed funds over the Internet is heating up with the entry of a new discount...

Proposed changes to the way life insurance companies are taxed will result in higher levels of complexity for the industry...

Name: Tim MarshallJob title: Senior consultant and practice principalDealer group:Godfrey PembrokeAge:49Qualifications:Certified financial planner, Bachelor of EconomicsNumber of clients:225Remuneration: We run...

Advisers have an increasingly important role to play in helping the risk insurance market to refocus on long-term sustainability and...

High profile investment researcher Stephen van Eyk has backed a new research outfit aimed at sifting the good from the...

Is risk insurance becoming too risky for insurers?Judging by the recent reactions from trend-watchers in the insurance industry, it would...

Vanguard has become the fourth major fund manager to outsource its registry operations to BT Portfolio Services.Vanguard has contracted with...

Business owner/operators who take out only income protection insurance to cover a possible absence still risk losing their businesses, writes...