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Financial planning

One in five candidates would turn down a job that did not grant 'reasonable' access to social media sites such as Facebook at work for personal use, according to new figu...

Superannuation

An information night for up-and-coming financial advisers at the University of New South Wales saw attendance that far exceeded expectations....

Editorial

With every investment management firm claiming it is different from its competitors, Allan Gray asks what it means to be contrarian....

The Industry Super Network claims high frequency trading is benefiting a small subset of investors at the expense of super funds....

People & Products

Northern Trust has appointed George Hindmarsh as head of Asia-Pacific business development to manage its regional sales team for corporate and institutional clients....

Life/Risk

Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden has defended the FSC's position with regards to a controversial insurance commission policy, but apologised if it ...

Superannuation

The Financial Services Council has hit back at Industry Super Network criticism of its superannuation governance policy, claiming it adopts the highest standards availabl...

Editorial

Financial planners are required to be members of an approved external disputes resolution service but they may not always know whether they are getting value for money....

Financial planning

Leading advanced post-trade automation solutions company Information Mosaic has established an Australian presence....

Financial planning

Outdated manual compliance operations coupled with an increasing workload and loss of experienced practitioners threatens to create a massive compliance risk for dealer g...

Financial planning

Platforms were developed to benefit financial advisers rather than their clients, and it is time the industry started questioning their utility, says Pinnacle Practice di...

Superannuation

As SMSFs continue to gain momentum, service provider affiliation is becoming increasingly important to both professional advisers and their clients, according to John McI...

Superannuation

Financial advisers should encourage the children of SMSF trustees to join the SMSF as members to lower their administration costs and as a way of engaging the younger gen...

Superannuation

Despite some questioning of the safety of SMSFs, new research has confirmed SMSF trustees are generally more satisfied than members of other types of superannuation funds...

Financial planning

The National Consumer Credit Act was implemented for the first time after a Sydney director was found guilty of contravening it. ...

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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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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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