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Financial planning

ASFA has issued a paper to provide superannuation trustees with guidance on valuation and liquidity issues associated with unlisted investments....

Financial planning

Voluntary contributions to super have all but dried up in the face of the Federal Government's May Budget and announcements from the interim Henry Report, according to th...

Financial planning

IFSA is in discussions with both APRA and ASFA on defining the investment parameters of balanced superannuation funds, according to IFSA chief executive Richard Gilbert....

People & Products

Colonial First State appoints former Russell Investments director of investor services as part of move to geographically streamline business....

Financial planning

ASFA has succeeded in gaining relief from the requirement to track down temporary residents whose super monies have been transferred to the ATO, a move which will represe...

Superannuation

Government 'chopping and changing' on superannuation....

Policy & Regulation

The industry is cranking up its opposition to a plan by some large corporations as well as economists to reform dividend imputation tax, including scrapping franking cred...

Financial planning

ASFA hoping most funds will be providing access to financial advice by 2014....

Financial planning

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned that widespread job losses in the current downturn may lead to an upturn in the number of illegal early ac...

Financial planning

Releases third discussion paper on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing to assist super fund trustees....

Financial planning

Releases third discussion paper on the topic to assist super fund trustees. ...

Financial planning

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has undertaken to spearhead the formation of a new industry-wide framework to rate the risk, return and liquidity of ...

Financial planning

The Association of the Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) is set to release a third version of an industry proposal on standardising how funds should classify asset classes ...

Superannuation

The global financial crisis seems to have at least one upside: Australians are taking much more notice of their superannuation, with many now wondering whether they can a...

Financial planning

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

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

6 months ago

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

8 months ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

3 weeks 4 days ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

2 weeks 3 days ago

ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

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