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Financial planning
Last week a senate committee released its recommendations on retirement income and as Freya Purnell writes politicians remain divided on the issue despite widespread indu...
Financial planning
Australia’s industry based superannuation funds have strongly rejected what they regard as the Federal Government’s “pre-emption of due process” by regulating for superan...
Financial planning
They were the wheelers and dealers, the movers and shakers, the dreamers and schemers of an industry about to happen. They launched dealer groups and funds management com...
Financial planning
The Norwich Union owned Navigator platform is set to incorporate straight through processing (STP) throughout its operations, to the benefit of the 3,500 financial advise...
Editorial
Talk of managed funds hubs has gone on for more than three years but a system is not yet in place. Ben Abbott asks the remaining players if it will ever become a reality....
Financial planning
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA), the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) will jo...
Funds management
Hedge funds may have prospered from a move to absolute returns in recent years but strong performance figures are no guarantee they will continue to benefit argues Goldma...
Funds management
Perennial Investment Partners yesterday signalled it will continue to be active in representing investor interests on corporate governance, a stance coinciding with the r...
Superannuation
More work on retirement income policy is needed if the living standard expectations by the next generation of retirees are to be met, according to a major policy statemen...
Financial planning
NSW-based financial planners will avoid the added burden of payroll tax due to an ‘imminent’ ruling by the NSW Office of State Revenue (OSR) that will recognise planners ...
Funds management
Australian fund managers are confident this financial year will prove more fruitful than 2002/03 despite the failure of estimates made this time last year to materialise....
Financial planning
The financial services sector has broadly welcomed today’s release by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) of a modelling template for fee disclosur...
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) will call for a standardised fee disclosure template for financial products and services on Tuesday when it rel...
Financial planning
The Federal Treasurer Peter Costello is considering lobbying New Zealand ministers over problems Australian fund managers are having across the Tasman....
Accounting
Accountants have been cut out from providing even non-specific advice on superannuation products after revisions to the Financial Services Reform regulation adding more f...
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...