FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY

Superannuation

The ATO has been warned some superannuation funds will struggle to be ready to meet changes in rollover requirements....

Financial planning

The Australian financial services system is in danger of being unable to comply with the new foreign tax compliance system proposed by the United States, according to the...

Financial planning

Key opposition parliamentarians Senators Mathias Cormann and Arthur Sinodinos to give the counter view on the Budget at AFA forum....

Financial planning

Major Australian banks are not aggressively promoting their presence on Facebook and could be missing out on marketing opportunities, according to a report released by On...

Financial planning

Financial services industry stalwart and founder of Count Financial, Barry Lambert, was this year's recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award at the Money Management/Lo...

Funds management

The founder of Count Financial, Barry Lambert, has been awarded Money Management’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2012....

Funds management

The winning team of the Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the Year talks about its culture and what it takes to become part of Schroder Investment Management. Milan...

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Financial planning

An increase in ASIC funding to aid the implementation of the FOFA reforms will be partly paid for by an increase in fees charged to AFSL holders....

Financial planning

The Federal Budget has won little applause and much criticism from the financial services industry....

Superannuation

The Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, has confirmed the workings of reduced tax concessions on those earning over $300,000....

Policy & Regulation

Government delivers additional funding to ASIC for FOFA and a range of other financial services changes....

Financial planning

The Government’s meddling with superannuation has earned the ire of a broad cross section of the financial services industry....

Financial planning

The Government has confirmed the degree to which the financial services industry will be slugged to deliver on elements of its Stronger Super levy....

Editorial

Westpac reports a 25 per cent decline in first-half profit but positions for growth opportunities....

Financial planning

ASIC has rapped 21 financial services licensees across the knuckles for incorrectly marketing themselves as 'independent'....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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