AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES
Financial planning
The major planning organisations are already gearing up to meet with the new Abbott Government ministers....
Accounting
ASIC data reveals the accountants’ limited licensing regime is already gaining traction....
Financial planning
Paul Derham draws on extensive recent research to provides tips to help financial planners sail through their next licensee compliance audit. ...
Superannuation
ASFA calls for sole purpose test to be strictly applied to SMSFs in light of property spruikers. ...
Financial planning
The new Abbott Cabinet adopts a less specific approach to handling of the Financial Services portfolio....
Funds management
Australian hedge funds have been given a clean bill of health by ASIC largely because most investors are institutional....
Superannuation
Concerns raised by ASIC about the aggressive marketing of geared property investments are shared by the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia, according to Jordan ...
People & Products
ANZ Wealth has created a new executive role which reports to ANZ Global Wealth chief Joyce Phillips....
Financial planning
Regulator concerned about adequacy of trader's market risk management systems ...
Financial planning
A technical issue which prompted AFS Group not to establish a trust account via which it could remunerate authorised representatives has ended up denying those planners t...
Financial planning
Saxo Capital Markets has called on all AFSL holders to implement tougher transparency measures....
Superannuation
The growth of the self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) sector could be damaged by the failure of fund members to properly manage the funds and their holdings, accordi...
Financial planning
ASIC is proposing to step away from approving training courses for financial advisers, leaving it to education providers to self-assess their own courses....
Financial planning
Outgoing AMP chief Craig Dunn announced the company is planning to cut $200 million in recurring costs over the next three years....
Financial planning
Synchron’s John Prossor claims a repeat of the AFS brokerage losses can be avoided by paying advisers without delay....
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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’...
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...