GOVERNMENT AND REGULATION
Policy & Regulation
The PJC has been warned that the availability of intra-fund financial advice makes it crucial the FOFA bills are viewed in the same context as MySuper....
Superannuation
Superannuation fund members don't want to pay extra for financial advice they get over the phone or internet....
Policy & Regulation
As 2011 draws to a close, 4 minutes takes a look back at some of the major events that have shaped the financial services industry over the past 12 months....
Financial planning
The Government yesterday announced an extension to the 25 per cent drawdown relief for account-based pensions for the 2012-13 financial year....
Financial planning
In response to the Government's Clean Energy Future legislation, stockbroking and financial advisory house BBY have set up a carbon trading desk to assist Australian and ...
Superannuation
BT Financial has announced a new fee-for-advice option which will be made available to a number of BT Retail Personal Super and Pension funds....
Superannuation
Tax bill which touches on easier superannuation consolidation to be reviewed by committee....
Policy & Regulation
Business taxpayers are concerned about being retrospectively penalised for complying with previous tax laws, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Austra...
Financial planning
ASIC wants retail investors to better understand the conditions and risks of hybrid securities and unsecured notes....
Editorial
The Financial Planning Association seems determined to “raise the bar” on professionalism in the financial planning industry, but as Mike Taylor reports, this might take ...
Editorial
The moment members of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) voted to become a professional association, and in doing so, dispense with the organisation's long-standing...
Policy & Regulation
<b>Updated:</b> The Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten, has introduced the second tranche of the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation in to the Parli...
Superannuation
Low-cost products introduced over the past 12 months by major providers such as Colonial First State, BT and AMP may have served to undermine the assumptions and disclaim...
Financial planning
ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft has flagged surveillance around residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) disclosure standards in 2012....
Superannuation
The Government's success in negotiating support for its Mineral Resource Rent Tax has given the green light to a higher superannuation guarantee....
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Podcast
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...