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Policy & Regulation

The Association of Financial Advisers tells its members it is time to move on with the new post-FOFA environment despite being wedged by the Govt and Industry Super Netwo...

Superannuation

The Government needs to take a more demographic-centric approach to superannuation policy by adopting a soft-compulsion system for persons under the age of 40, according ...

Superannuation

Government warned that the costs of tinkering with superannuation could far outweigh the benefits....

Superannuation

The Institute of Public Accountants has called for a soft compulsion approach to superannuation contributions for younger Australians with compulsory contributions and hi...

Life/Risk

Industry discussion in relation to what constitutes 'churning' in life insurance needs to be replaced with a debate on a sustainable remuneration model for switching poli...

Policy & Regulation

The Future of Financial Advice reforms may have passed through the House of Representatives but there is plenty of unknown detail causing concern to the major association...

Financial planning

Challenger has increased AUM by 6 per cent since last quarter and 16 per cent over the year, which chief executive Brian Benari says will help them reach an additional 30...

Superannuation

Enquiries about direct property are on the rise, but the subdued residential property market appears to be preventing self-managed superannuation fund clients from pullin...

Financial planning

Provisioning for bad commercial property loans has seen Bank of Queensland post a statutory loss of $91 million for the first half of 2011-12....

Financial planning

Perpetual Limited has announced the launch of its new superannuation wrap, Perpetual Private Super Wrap....

Financial planning

Boutique funds management house Bennelong has made its Kardinia Absolute Return Fund available to retail investors....

Financial planning

Global asset servicing company Northern Trust is claiming success from last year's acquisition of Omnium LLC....

Financial planning

Australian investors holding term deposits could be costing themselves money by allowing automatic rollovers, according to comparison website, RateCity....

Editorial

The Trust Company has increased its net profit after tax by 12 per cent to $12.6 million, according to the company's annual report for the 12 months to 29 February 2012....

Financial planning

ASFA and the Institute of Actuaries join forces to point out a key flaw in ASIC's class order relief on superannuation forecasts....

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

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

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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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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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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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