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Policy & Regulation

A new survey has revealed accountants are alarmed at the potential impact of the carbon tax on small business clients. ...

Policy & Regulation

Australia's taxation of foreign managed funds will soon be aligned with countries including the US, the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore, as the Federal Government rolls out i...

Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia celebrates the anniversary of the superannuation guarantee, with research suggesting the super savings pool helped Au...

Funds management

Perpetual has closed its Dublin-based in-house international equities manufacturing capability and sold its SMSF administration business....

Financial planning

The growing number of financial planners undertaking the Certified Financial Planning (CFP) accreditation will lift the standard of the advice industry as a whole, accord...

Financial planning

Westpac has reported a solid third quarter, assisted by the biggest increase in wealth cross-sell of the major banks....

Financial planning

Troubled industry super fund Motor Trades Association of Australia has announced a board restructure and the retirement of founding chief executive Michael Delaney after ...

Financial planning

Financial planning clients would face greater risks in volatile markets under opt-in, says FPA chief, Mark Rantall. ...

Financial planning

Australia is more highly leveraged to emerging markets than people realise, and finding ways to diversify away from that risk is one of the biggest challenges facing port...

Superannuation

Recent market volatility has highlighted the importance of being able to receive advice from your superannuation fund, according to the Industry Super Network (ISN)....

People & Products

QBE Insurance has announced the appointment of Tony Jackson as global head of investor relations and communications....

People & Products

QBE Insurance has announced the appointment of Tony Jackson as global head of investor relations and communications....

Financial planning

The Federal Government needs to start treating the Industry Super Network (ISN) and other elements of Industry Fund Services as what they really are - elements of a verti...

Financial planning

The latest data reveals corporate insolvencies are still being driven by debts incurred during the GFC....

Financial planning

One stop shop financial services provider intouch Finance has appointed Matt Ninness as sales and distribution leader for Northern NSW....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 2 weeks ago

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

4 months 3 weeks ago

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

6 months 3 weeks ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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