CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Financial planning
The Government's inclusion of an annual disclosure on all financial advisers in its FOFA bills seriously breaches understanding around the legislation....
Financial planning
ISN's David Whiteley says imposing an annual fee disclosure requirement on financial planners is a community expectation....
Policy & Regulation
The Financial Planning Association has accused the Federal Government of making further amendments to the draft Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation without cond...
Financial planning
PIH parent company Centrepoint alliance has announced it is ending the two-days-per-week consultancy agreement it has with former PIH chief Robbie Bennetts....
Policy & Regulation
Financial planners should have to clearly disclose the remuneration models of their research providers to clients, according to research house van Eyk's submission on dra...
Policy & Regulation
Financial planners should have to clearly disclose the remuneration models of their research providers to clients, according to research house van Eyk's submission on dra...
Financial planning
Invesco Australia has announced the launch of a new Asian equity fund that focuses on the growing Asian consumer demand....
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has questioned the legitimacy of a television advertising blitz by industry superannu...
Financial planning
Platform provider Onevue is about to finalise new contracts with a number of advisory groups to expand the distribution of its UMA platform....
Financial planning
Maple-Brown Abbott has acquired management rights for two of its funds from Advance Asset Management, with Ironbark to provide distribution....
Superannuation
The self-funded nature of SMSFs should be reflected in their tax treatment, according to SPAA....
Financial planning
The number of corporate insolvencies in August 2011 was the second highest monthly figure on record, according to the latest Australian Securities and Investments Commiss...
Financial planning
The Government's recent Stronger Super announcement states it will be phasing out the option to hold 'own occupation' Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) insurance polic...
Superannuation
The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association (SPAA) has called for the Government to increase the standard concessional contribution cap by $10,000 to $35,000 f...
Editorial
History suggests the advantages flowing to industry superannuation funds from the Government’s Future of Financial Advice changes may ultimately prove to be a political l...
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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...