COMPLIANCE
Superannuation
The ATO has flagged a new service for SMSF professionals. At the same time, it has warned about continuing breaches regarding loans to members....
Financial planning
Another company external to Iress has begun consulting on the implementation of Xplan software....
People & Products
Professional Investment Services has announced the addition of four new members to its management team, with key research, compliance, adviser services and practice recru...
Life/Risk
Col Fullagar takes a look at compliance and administrative procedures and the way they can be effectively managed....
Financial planning
APRA has released a discussion paper that seeks to dramatically broaden its supervisory mandate to cover diverse financial conglomerates, which it considers are currently...
Financial planning
Advisers at Genesys Wealth have expressed their frustration over a perceived lack of support from the AXA-owned dealer group....
Superannuation
SMSFs appear to have heeded the ATO's warnings about compliance, but personal loans to SMSF members have become a concern in troubled economic times....
Financial planning
Paragem has extended its Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) service and compliance support to superannuation funds that are grappling with the grey area between...
Financial planning
Some 40 per cent of financial planners provide debt advice or loan assistance to their clients, which may lead to problems if they do not hold a credit licence after July...
Financial planning
Compliance officers in Australia are experienced and well educated, and have sufficient resources to perform their job effectively, according to an AUSTRAC survey....
Financial planning
The Federal Court has issued consent orders that Refund Home Loans and its director, Wayne Ormond, made false and misleading statements to franchisees, according to the A...
Financial planning
Risk management is often viewed as something of a thankless task. Sonnie Bailey discusses the best way to sell the concept to clients....
Editorial
Following the Government's prescription for better managed investment schemes disclosure, Brendan Ivers explains how these changes have affected the industry....
Financial planning
The FPA is addressing concerns that uncertainty about the Tax Agents Services Act 2009 - which is intended to govern and raise the standards of the provision of tax agent...
Superannuation
Dixon Advisory is arguing against the imposition of mandatory minimum SMSF balances on the basis that it would amount to excluding one part of the population....
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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...