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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has scotched media reports today that National Australia Bank (NAB) has approached it regarding a possible takeo...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has criticised the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance ...
Financial planning
AMP confirmed today that it has received preliminary proposals from other financial groups regarding a possible acquisition, chairman Peter Wilcox told investors at the g...
Financial planning
Nobody really thinks the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) is working, says TOM COLLINS, and for that reason it should be scrubbed....
Financial planning
Gearing is not for all investors, and advisers that recommend gearing inappropriately should expect to face the consequences. GEOFF DAVEY looks at the fate of the client,...
Financial planning
Westpac's plan to sell its consumer finance business AGC to GE Capital for $1.65 billion has been approved by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), j...
Financial planning
To look back over the past ten years of the FPA’s National Convention is to take a history lesson in the development of the financial planning industry....
Financial planning
Tom Collins reckons the Financial Services Reform Bill currently before parliament will make life easier for unscrupulous operators and tougher for the honest opertors. H...
Financial planning
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has put its weight behind the Financial Planning Association's (FPA) national compliance program. ...
Financial planning
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has put its weight behind the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) national compliance program. ...
Financial planning
LIFE insurance companies will not require policy holders to undergo genetic testing under a recent Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ruling....
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NRMA Insurance is looking to aggressively grow its funds management operations with an ac-quisition, according to chief executive Eric Dodd....
Financial planning
Australia’s financial advice industry is underpinned by licensing arrangements enforced and administered by the ever shrinking resources of our investment watchdog. Tom C...
Financial planning
The recently announced mega-mergers in our industry have made me wonder is bigger better, and if so for whom? ASIC believes bigger makes their job easier. They are raisin...
Financial planning
In an episode of the cult television cartoon, The Simpsons, mother Marge buys into a pretzel cart franchise for $500....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...