FEDERAL ELECTION
Financial planning
With the election taking place on Saturday (3 May), Adviser Ratings examines how the two major parties could shape the advice industry in the future....
Financial planning
With the federal election just days away, how have adviser numbers changed over the last three years of the Labor government?...
Financial planning
The association has expressed its support for the Opposition’s commitment to making financial advice a “national priority”, alongside its bold target of reaching 30,000 a...
Financial planning
Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor has vowed to introduce a bill to legislate a raft of financial services reforms if the Coalition is elected....
People & Products
Momentum Media’s wealth brands are hosting Election 2025, an exclusive event examining the federal election’s impact on the economy, financial advice, and superannuation ...
Funds management
The FSC has announced 15 proposals ahead of the federal election which it hopes will increase the competitiveness of Australia’s financial services sector, including six ...
Features
Mike Taylor writes that the new assistant minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology will find some urgent matters sitting in her portfolio ...
Editorial
Financial advisers have been badly served by the disagreements and divisions of past years and should encourage their representative organisations to speak with one voice...
Expert Analysis
Making sure clients are doing everything they can to boost their super is always a good idea, Laura Wright believes, and the lead-up to the end of the financial year is a...
Funds management
A fund focused on providing tax effective returns has launched, aiming to offer investors a tax rate of nine to 11 per cent....
Financial planning
Both the Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers have signalled that their lobbying priority with the newly re-elected Morrison Governmen...
Policy & Regulation
International ratings agency, Fitch Ratings has pointed to some significant economic challenges confronting the re-elected Coalition Government....
Editorial
Strategies based on particular government policy positions should be regarded as having reliable shelf-life no longer than that of the Government which introduced them....
Life/Risk
Major insurer ClearView has urged life/risk advisers to complete a survey about the future of their businesses in a post-LIF and Royal Commission world so their voices ca...
Policy & Regulation
The Federal Opposition has found itself in difficulty over its legacy superannuation tax policy and the continuing debate over refundable franking credits....
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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...