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Financial planning

Social media may help to build strong professional relationships - but it is crucial for financial advisers to have in place an online strategy to avoid overstepping pers...

People & Products

Elan Miller has been appointed senior portfolio manager of Pengana Capital's Australian Equities Market Neutral Fund....

Financial planning

Despite new disclosure requirements being welcome by most of the industry, articulating the value-add of investment research to consumers is left up to the interpretation...

Financial planning

Business confidence in the finance and insurance industry remained steady despite an overall decline as 2012 wound down, according to Roy Morgan industry communications d...

Superannuation

SPAA joins chorus of industry voices on risks associated with limited recourse borrowings....

Superannuation

SPAA says recent data released by the ATO undermines claims of mis-selling with respect to SMSFs....

People & Products

Infocus Group founder Darren Steinhardt will assume the role of chairman following the departure of Barrie Adams at the company's December board meeting....

Superannuation

CareSuper director and former chairman of the board Michael O'Sullivan has died after more than 16 years with the superannuation fund....

Financial planning

SPAA has come out in support of the Government's move to label LRBAs as a financial product, which would mean only financial planners will be able to advise on these arra...

Superannuation

Recently published statistics on SMSFs point to a healthy sector, according to SPAA's Graeme Colley....

Financial planning

Many licensees are putting up "road barriers" to prevent their authorised representatives leaving for another dealer group, says Synchron director Don Trapnell....

Superannuation

Some SMSF compliance rules are discriminatory, lack logic and are unnecessary, according to Chan & Naylor's Ken Raiss....

Financial planning

Older planners who have been deferring their retirement plans are putting their businesses up for sale as markets improve, according to Forte Asset Solutions director Ste...

Financial planning

Experienced financial planners who are buying or selling a relatively small book of clients may decide to use a legal template for the transfer agreement and accept the r...

Accounting

LGH Holdings director and accountant Mark Ronald Letten will stand trial on more than 30 criminal charges in relation to property holdings and development of real propert...

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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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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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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 confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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