GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Superannuation

There's no advice that can change the reality of the market situation for SMSF members, but there is advice that could position clients better for the future and take adv...

Policy & Regulation

Taxation academic suggests that the current economic downturn has provided an opportunity for the Government to rethink tax arrangements for superannuation, including its...

Financial planning

No one has a map of the future of finance, writes GRAHAM RICH....

Financial planning

UK adviser points to neglect of corporate governance in super funds as a leading cause of crisis. ...

Financial planning

The industry body has created a government and policy committee it hopes will strengthen its relationship with the Government and better represent the needs of its member...

Financial planning

Australia’s major banks said on Friday they would seek to maintain funding to small businesses, as well as pass on interest rate cuts where possible. Many small bus...

Financial planning

Advisers must use the global financial crisis as a chance to educate Australians about a healthy super balance at their retirement and encourage them to take an active in...

Financial planning

OECD's deputy director traces cause of financial meltdown to regulatory issues after 2004....

Financial planning

Authorities point to upsurge in scams as the global financial crisis begins to bite....

Funds management

Exposure to commercial property an indicator of credit quality....

Financial planning

Financial planning software developed that aims to reduce the risk associated with margin lending advice....

Financial planning

HFA Accelerator posts loss and signals buy-back timetabling issues....

Financial planning

Financial services software provider Iress has defied the general market downturn to post a 24.4 per cent increase in group profit after tax of $48.5 million....

Editorial

MIKE TAYLOR knows times are tough in the financial planning industry when publicly-listed dealer groups such as Count Financial and Australian Wealth Management report pr...

Editorial

Investors would do well to identify and understand the opportunities and the risks within their portfolios before the carbon market heats up, writes HELGA BIRGDEN....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

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

5 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 1 week ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

4 weeks 1 day ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

1 week 4 days ago

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

3 weeks ago