GOVERNMENT AND REGULATION
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released a consultation paper and draft regulatory guide for the advertising of financial products and advice....
Policy & Regulation
Law firm Slater & Gordon has expressed its support for the Government’s draft Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) bill, released yesterday....
Financial planning
The Government has announced the proposed new fee model to raise around $18 million to have the industry fund ASIC's market supervision activities....
Policy & Regulation
The Government has announced its October Tax Forum will be facilitated by economic commentator and founder of ipac securities Paul Clitheroe, along with Fairfax journalis...
Financial planning
The Government has moved to place limits on the fees payday lenders can charge to 'small amount' borrowers, inviting comment on draft legislation....
Editorial
Countries around the world have much to learn from the current eurozone debt crisis. Michael Collins explains what has gone wrong in Europe over the past couple of years....
Rate the raters
Claims by the financial planning industry that all industry participants, including research providers, should be liable for some client losses has been met with a mixed ...
Superannuation
The Australian Taxation Office has indicated the two certainties in life - death and taxes - will become closely intertwined when it comes to super pensions. David Shirlo...
Editorial
While it is clearly not high on the current Federal Government’s agenda, at some point it will need to revisit legislation covering the operation of superannuation funds ...
Editorial
The GFC never ended, and the bill for a quarter century of profligacy may be due, Robert Keavney argues....
Funds management
ETFs touted as assisting advisers pursuing an active management approach....
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has entered into enforceable undertakings (EUs) with the remaining two former directors of Trio Capital, Keith...
Financial planning
The retail funds management space in Australia is highly intermediated, resulting in high costs to the end investor - something that fee-for-service advice could help red...
Financial planning
The corporate regulator has finalised proceedings in the Supreme Court of New South Wales against property development company Great Northern Developments Pty Ltd (Great ...
Superannuation
Accountants urge Government to get superannuation right, and then stop tinkering....
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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...