FEDERAL OPPOSITION
Policy & Regulation
The planning industry has welcomed the Government’s FOFA changes most of which will be imposed via regulation but which include a tougher approach to conflicted remunerat...
Policy & Regulation
The AFA is not surprised by the report of the Parliamentary Committee on the FOFA amendments but wants the line held on product advice....
Financial planning
Planners watch events in ICAC and hope they do not impact pace of FOFA changes....
Editorial
Just because both the Government and the Federal Opposition have, in their own ways, undertaken not to significantly alter the superannuation settings in a post-election ...
Superannuation
Coalition uses leaders’ debate to claim the Government is ready to fiddle with super....
Superannuation
Federal Treasurer knocks back financial services inquiry if Government re-elected....
Financial planning
APRA has commenced proceedings in the Australian Federal Court seeking the disqualification of former Trio Capital director David Millhouse....
Editorial
The Federal Treasurer, Chris Bowen, made a very good point when addressing the recent Financial Services Council annual conference: in 1996 the then Federal Opposition pr...
Financial planning
Grandfathering will remain under a Coalition Government unless the client decides otherwise....
Superannuation
The Federal Opposition lodges questions on underlying costs of MySuper products....
Superannuation
A Coalition Government will make specific changes to super policy and fixing FOFA. ...
Superannuation
The Rudd government has promised a five-year freeze on super changes, but the Coalition remains sceptical....
Superannuation
The Federal Opposition has called on the Government to give undertakings not use superannuation as a milch cow to feed the Budget deficit....
Funds management
The aftermath of what was deemed the largest superannuation fund fraud in Australian history has seen only one individual jailed so far, with most other parties having th...
Financial planning
The Federal Opposition has urged new Treasurer, Chris Bowen, to revisit the Government’s approach to Trio/Astarra compensation arrangements....
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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...