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Financial planning

The AIOFP may consider implementing a fund to help its members cope with adverse FOS findings....

Superannuation

New research released by KPMG has underlined the degree to which super funds have extended their reach via their scale, technology and the use of social media....

Superannuation

Federal Opposition insists on key amendments to MySuper legislation to prevent automatic transfers where members have previously actively chosen default investment option...

Superannuation

Financial institutions could breach Australia's Privacy Act when complying with the US's proposed Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), the Association of Superannu...

Superannuation

Government warned on complexity attaching to proposals to improve super portability between Australia and NZ....

Financial planning

A review of ASIC's GFC short-selling ban has identified the benefits and the costs - and the fact the regulator would likely do it again....

Financial planning

The recently announced industry standard for defining a hedge fund presents a catch-all concern to unaware fund managers....

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that when FSC chief executive John Brogden announced the framework of new claw-back provisions around the sale of life policies, he reignited a debate ...

Superannuation

Coalition claims new superannuation governance arrangements unduly favour large industry funds....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued guidance to promoters of 'crowd funding' in order to provide clarity on arrangements that may fall ...

Financial planning

The Government needs to release details on how grandfathering will apply to MySuper to allow super companies time to fit in with legislation, says CSSA President Douglas ...

Financial planning

Calls made for Royal Commission on alleged rort "low doc" home loans amid claims they are the equivalent of "liar loans"....

Policy & Regulation

ASIC signals it will apply the same rules to both scaled and holistic advice....

Financial planning

HostPlus director, the hon. Peter Collins AM QC said transparency under a Coalition government would not uncover dodgy dealings....

Financial planning

ASFA warns it is too early to make accurate assumptions about MySuper....

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