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Editorial
The focus on fee levels in financial services and investment risks missing the structural flaws and distorting incentives that are also troubling these industries....
Financial planning
HELGA BIRGDEN and DR XINTING JIA consider the impact of environmental, social governance issues for investors in China....
Financial planning
Bipolar disorder – mental illness or physical disorder? COL FULLAGAR considers the implications of this question for insurers....
Financial planning
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has called for remuneration and incentive schemes in the financial services sector to be structured to match the long-t...
Financial planning
Law firm Financial Redress has reported an uptick in clients making claims against financial institutions' exorbitant fees and charges for mortgages, credit cards and ban...
Financial planning
Corporate governance ranking agency head Lynn Ralph expresses doubt over APRA superannuation league tables....
Financial planning
Dealer groups are concerned about the need to change their Australian Financial Services Licences as a result of the new rules around margin lending....
Financial planning
High commissions, vague Product Disclosure Statements and a lack of focus on the fundamentals of the underlying business have combined to create an investment sector that...
Financial planning
The New Zealand financial planning industry is being consulted on new disclosure requirements for advisers, including the potential use of the terms 'independent' or 'una...
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is pursuing changes to inject more transparency into securities lending....
Financial planning
Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management has called for reform in the remuneration practices of agribusiness managed investment scheme promoters, including a more transpar...
Financial planning
Some listed property trusts have not disclosed key valuation assumptions in financial reports, according to a recent review by the regulator, while movements in asset val...
Editorial
When Australia was enjoying a bull property market, investors - many of them retirees - opted to put their money in mortgage funds as a way of guaranteeing a regular inco...
Financial planning
Will review clients on case-by-case basis, dissatisfied clients free to pursue other legal means....
Financial planning
The code of practice governing financial advice, including remuneration, for members of the three peak accountancy bodies in Australia is under review....
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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...