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Superannuation
Due to growing costs and increasing workload, smaller accounting practices might wish to outsource SMSF administration, writes Olivia Long....
Financial planning
The Government has confirmed the degree to which the financial services industry will be slugged to deliver on elements of its Stronger Super levy....
Financial planning
The same regulator critical of financial planner responses in a shadow shopping exercise has turned in a 100 per cent fail in responding to parliamentary questions on tim...
Superannuation
Superannuation funds "should be as transparent as listed companies", says Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden....
Superannuation
Industry super funds argue for retention of awards in default superannuation funds because they sometimes deliver more than the minimum....
Superannuation
Opposition Senator David Bushby says Government over-egged FOFA but wants the same "zeal" applied to superannuation governance changes....
Editorial
The collapse of Storm Financial and Trio Capital are cited as the catalysts for strengthening the powers of the regulators via FOFA and Stronger Super, but as Mike Taylor...
Editorial
Mike Taylor reports that submissions to the Productivity Commission review of default superannuation funds under modern awards have raised important questions about the r...
Financial planning
APRA reveals just how much it costs to travel and regulate....
Financial planning
Australia's current financial markets' regulatory structure gives it an advantage compared to the byzantine structures in other markets, according to Nick Sherry....
Superannuation
APRA admits it has never had data on how commissions impact superannuation balances....
Editorial
The global financial crisis and heightened volatility have brought defensive funds back into the spotlight. Andrew Hair discusses the characteristics of true defensive as...
Superannuation
A parliamentary committee reveals need for SMSF trustees to be better informed of risk environment....
Superannuation
The Coalition commits to more superannuation change if it gains Government....
Policy & Regulation
The financial services industry may be obliged to dig deeper to fund the implementation of the Government's Future of Financial Advice changes as well as its Stronger Sup...
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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...