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Trustees of self managed superannuation funds have been warned by the Australian Taxation Office that it intends progressively moving beyond education to enforcement....
Financial planning
Financial advisers are facing a potential capital gains tax (CGT) hit in transitioning to the new Financial Services Reform (FSR) regime that has the potential to cost th...
Financial planning
An adviser from Darling Point, New South Wales, has been banned from representing a securities dealer or investment adviser for five years after his company breached cond...
Financial planning
Dealer groups don’t just happen, they evolve. John Wilkinson reports....
Financial planning
As smaller players in financial services look for scale, the larger institutional players have continued to consolidate. Mike Taylor reports....
Financial planning
Financial planning dealer group Mawson Securities has signed up 50 life advisers into its fledgling second dealer group, Aurora Financial Planning, which offers financial...
People & Products
Challenger Financial Services Group (CFSG) has appointed Europe-based technology group SimCorp Dimension to service its portfolio and investment management back-office op...
Financial planning
Financial planning group Tynan Mackenzie has embarked on an acquisition trail, primarily targeting adviser practices intent on exiting the industry due to the increased c...
Life/Risk
Risk advisers will face risks of their own. Col Fullagar outlines how to mitigate those risks....
Financial planning
Research house Morningstar has downgraded BT Funds Management’s international equities capability following the much-publicised scandal involving its US-based management ...
Financial planning
Melbourne-based dealer group Quadrant Securities is reviewing the 50 per cent stake held in it by Challenger Financial Services Group (CFSG) and reassessing $300 million ...
Financial planning
The Financial Industry Complaints Service (FICS) is the subject of widespread industry discontent with a groundswell building in relation to its complaint handling proced...
Financial planning
The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has moved to shore up what it perceives as a gap in knowledge standards available for financial planners who provide advice on listed ...
Financial planning
Veteran risk adviser John Zwiers says the great trouble with the financial planning industry is that it pays lip service to the risk industry – and it has got to stop....
Financial planning
ING has ended months of industry speculation in relation to management of its RetireInvest dealer group with the appointment of former Snowball Group general manager dist...
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...