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The Federal Opposition is maintaining pressure on Australia's two financial services regulators, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Austr...

Financial planning

Paragem has sold its dealer services business, Paragem Dealer Services, to privately owned platform provider netwealth following an approach by the firm....

Life/Risk

AMP has made enhancements across its individual and group insurance products as well as simplifying processing and end-to-end service time....

Superannuation

A new automated self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administration service has been launched into the market, allowing financial planners and SMSF professionals the o...

Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has accepted an enforceable undertaking from former Trio Capital Limited director David O'Bryen....

People & Products

Fund manager Aberdeen has enhanced its Australian fixed income team with the appointment of John Manning and David Choi....

Superannuation

Financial advisers should utilise a recent ATO ruling as an opportunity to review SMSF succession plans....

Superannuation

Dominant trustees can create issues for SMSFs unless appropriate strategies are put in place....

Financial planning

ASFA has backed moves by the Government to make directors of 'phoenix' companies personally liable for any unpaid superannuation contributions....

Funds management

Jail sentence spells curtains for Sunset Capital property promoter....

Financial planning

Financial advisers have reacted angrily to continuing attacks on the industry by compensation lawyers who blame financial planners for negative market performance and enc...

Financial planning

Earlier this year, ASIC promised to direct most of its efforts to scrutinising areas such as advice related to structured products. Janine Mace examines the implications ...

Financial planning

Neither financial advisers nor investors have been particularly interested in structured products over the past few years and the sector has significantly shrunk since th...

Financial planning

More than a third of Australian employees expect their salary to increase by more than 6 per cent, according to Hays Banking....

Editorial

East & Partners and Daymark Public Relations have launched the Bank Reputation Index, which seeks to rank the reputation of Australia banks among customers....

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