Accountants have warmly welcomed the recommendation by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services (PJCCFS) to allow them to provide advice o...
Nick Bruining takes a serious look at the impact of choice of fund legislation on the asset management and self-managed super arena....
Web Abstract long compulsory...
Robert Keavney returns to the topic of hedge funds, and stands firm on his view that this asset class requires a higher level of wariness among advisers....
Distributors need to choose between wanting extra capital or extra control when deciding whether or not to offer equity stakes to their advisers. Ross Kelly reports....
There are thousands of opportunities waiting for those planners prepared to venture beyond their own backyard, writes David Thomas....
The SwimEC (Super, Wealth and Investment Management Electronic Commerce) industry initiative mounted by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), the I...
Brand new dealer group Meritum is still coming to grips with independence. John Wilkinson reports....
Financial Planning Services (Australia) has risen rapidly through the dealer group ranks, writes Freya Purnell....
Just when you think you understand how to comply with the terms of your Australian Financial Services Licence, Batch 8 dollar disclosure arrives, writes Paula Zammit....
Superannuation funds with fewer than 50 members may still pay a defined benefit pension under a one-year transitional rule. Liang P Leow reports....
Hamish Trumbull provides an overview of alternative products that provide investors with access to Australian equities....
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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...