GOVERNMENT AND REGULATION
Policy & Regulation
Superannuation fund trustees have urged the Government to provide more time and certainty for the transition to a Stronger Super and FOFA regime....
Life/Risk
ASIC moves to ensure ADIs understand dangers of miss-selling consumer credit insurance....
Financial planning
Angered by the Government's FOFA bill, financial planners have already begun lobbying the key independents in pursuit of crucial amendments....
Policy & Regulation
Canadian financial planning and life insurance expert Bruce Etherington has compared Australia's current round of Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms to previous ex...
Editorial
The industry superannuation funds advertising campaign reached such a level in September and early October that it prompted the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and t...
Editorial
It is now more than six years' since the industry superannuation funds launched their 'compare the pair' advertising campaign and, as Mike Taylor reports, it appears to h...
Editorial
The Government guarantee on deposits was recently capped at $250,000. Tamara Radice details the facts about the change and explores options available to investors under t...
Superannuation
As a result of the Cooper Review, rule changes have been implemented in relation to the requirements for the ownership of collectible and personal use assets by self-mana...
Accounting
Small Independent Super Funds Association wants definitive framework for accountants providing advice....
Superannuation
Lachlan Partners believes an ATO draft ruling may catch non-dependent death beneficiaries....
Funds management
iShares has released a paper recommending universal standards of transparency and disclosure for the global ETF market....
Financial planning
The Government's inclusion of an annual disclosure on all financial advisers in its FOFA bills seriously breaches understanding around the legislation....
Policy & Regulation
The Federal Opposition will seek to have the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) bills sent to a Parliamentary inquiry....
Funds management
Yesterday's S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Income Index Series launch is an important step in towards the creation of fixed income exchange traded funds in Australia, according...
Financial planning
The Government has introduced legislation into Parliament that will strengthen the obligations of company directors and ensure superannuation payments are made to employe...
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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’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...