FINANCIAL SERVICES REFORM
Financial planning
Ken Breakspear took up the top job at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) less than a month ago. But as most politicians know, the honeymoon period does not last lon...
Financial planning
APIR Systems has received a significant boost to extend its identification system to with a hefty capital injection from the ACT and Federal governments....
Financial planning
The new training requirements being proposed for life agents under the Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB) were described as “garbage” by Association of Financial Advis...
Financial planning
Ken Breakspear took up the top job at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) less than a month ago. But as most politicians know, the honeymoon period does not last lon...
Financial planning
CPA Australia has hit out at what it calls “scaremongering” about the Declared Professional Body (DPB) exemption contained in the Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB)....
Financial planning
It’s like a ticking time bomb sitting beneath the financial planning industry. Tax legislation aimed at snaring IT and construction contractors has unintentionally caught...
Financial planning
The Minister for Financial Services and Regulation Joe Hockey has confirmed that the Government will not be able to roll out the Financial Services Reform Bill by its due...
Financial planning
Who is best qualified to give advice, accountants or planners, has been a long running debate. John Wilkinson looks at how this debate is developing and the influence of ...
Financial planning
Insurance brokers must act now to implement a compliance infrastructure to meet the demands of the ASIC policy statement 161 according to Paul Harding-Davis head of the F...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) are at odds following the release of a parliamentary report on the Financial Serv...
Financial planning
Tower Australia has acquired a sizeable stake in financial services group, Financial Services Partners (FSP), in an effort to reposition its distribution for the arrival ...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) are at odds following the release of a parliamentary report on the Financial Serv...
Financial planning
The Australian Security and Investments Commission (ASIC) has extended the deadline for compliance with its training requirements to 30 June 2002....
Financial planning
Insurance brokers must act now to implement a compliance infrastructure to meet the demands of the ASIC policy statement 161 according to Paul Harding-Davis head of the F...
Financial planning
Australia’s financial advice industry is underpinned by licensing arrangements enforced and administered by the ever shrinking resources of our investment watchdog. Tom C...
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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...