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Retirees have been given a 50 per cent reduction in the minimum drawdown amounts for account-based, allocated and market-linked pensions for the 2010-11 financial year, w...
Financial planning
Two major superannuation bodies have called for the Government to maintain its commitment to gradually raise the superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent....
Tools & guides
Graeme Colley examines the superannuation guarantee changes made in the Budget and what they mean for clients....
Editorial
The Minister for Financial Services, Chris Bowen, has introduced legislation to crack down on below-value share offers, market manipulation and insider trading....
Financial planning
The Federal Opposition claims to have been inundated with expressions of concern from small business financial planners over the Government's Future of Financial Advice c...
Financial planning
The Government has welcomed regulations prescribing short and simple product disclosure documents for margin loans, superannuation and simple managed investment schemes....
Financial planning
Financial product innovation will halt as uncertainty around the Future of Financial Advice reforms persists, says Perpetual's Matt McKinnon....
Editorial
David Benney looks at the advantages and disadvantages of direct shares versus managed funds....
Editorial
With the financial crisis effectively over, Benjamin Levy examines the state of the direct property market and looks at the role it should play for investors in the futur...
Tools & guides
Colonial First State's Craig Day examines the introduction of the new superannuation bill and its proposed changes to borrowing rules....
Financial planning
The FPA has established the Future of Financial Advice Taskforce, which will carry members' views and concerns through to the Treasury....
Funds management
APRA admits it doesn't know the extent of the super industry's exposure to hedge funds....
Financial planning
The UK regulatory system will be overhauled, and the Financial Services Authority - the UK's version of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission - will be abo...
Editorial
In a speech addressing the Agribusiness Association of Australia, David Bryant explains why tax-effective managed investment funds are fundamentally flawed and pose a sig...
Tools & guides
MLC's Jon de Fries explains why income protection insurance can be just as important for higher income earners and discusses some policy ownership issues....
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...