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The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Nick Sherry, canvasses a level-playing field when it comes to licensing accountants and financial planners....
Financial planning
The Federal Government has enforced a wall of confidentiality around the development of the intra-fund advice policy to be applied to super funds, provoking anger among t...
Financial planning
Financial services firms are seeking advice on their litigation exposure pending potential changes to existing employee share scheme arrangements....
Financial planning
FPA says changes will result in increased costs for consumers, NIBA welcomes limits to compensation payouts....
Financial planning
Investors in retail fund products should be given the right to turn off a trail payment if they feel they are not receiving any service from their nominated adviser, acco...
Superannuation
Government 'chopping and changing' on superannuation....
Financial planning
Watson Wyatt managing director Andrew Boal warns that some of the tinkering with superannuation might ultimately place greater pressure on the age pension....
Superannuation
While the benefits of the popular Transition to Retirement strategy have been reduced as a result of changes to concessional contribution limits announced in last night's...
Financial planning
Changes to salary sacrifice and co-contribution arrangements to provide $4.2 billion in savings, with Wayne Swan winding back some of the Howard Government's 'better supe...
Superannuation
Self-funded retirees have been given a minor boost in the Budget with the Government carrying over the minimum pension draw-down relief afforded to this group over the la...
Financial planning
The response to Wayne Swan's 2009 Federal Budget has been mixed, with various financial services bodies choosing to view the super changes in different lights, ranging fr...
Financial planning
The regulator will receive more than $81 million over four years in an effort to boost its 'front line' monitoring and enforcement activities in light of the current econ...
Financial planning
Another quarter of negative returns means some pensioners are having to contemplate a return to the workforce, according to new research by Chant West....
Funds management
Many direct property managers blame the government guarantee for the negative impact on their businesses, and will now change the way they market themselves to investors ...
Financial planning
The Corporations Legislation Amendment Bill will include requirements for all retail debentures and promissory notes to have a trust deed, trustee arrangements and a full...
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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...