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Financial planning

Dimitri Diamantes gives some examples of how to maximise tax and superannuation at the end of the financial year....

Superannuation

The Institute of Actuaries of Australia has recommended to the Henry Tax Review that Australians be provided with genuine incentives, including a higher pension, to recog...

Financial planning

Esanda becomes a division of ANZ, giving its debenture holders the benefit of the Bank Guarantee....

Financial planning

Esanda becomes a division of ANZ, giving its debenture holders the benefit of the Bank Guarantee....

Financial planning

Redemptions freeze continuing at a time when there is an increased likelihood for outperformance....

Financial planning

$38 billion lost in December 2008 quarter....

Financial planning

Former High Court Judge Sir Anthony Mason believes failures such as Westpoint and Storm point to the need for tighter regulation of financial services....

Editorial

Industry players have begun voicing their concern about the increasing possibility of a removal of tax-free withdrawals from superannuation in light of the global financi...

Policy & Regulation

Taxation academic suggests that the current economic downturn has provided an opportunity for the Government to rethink tax arrangements for superannuation, including its...

Superannuation

Shadow Superannuation Minister Chris Pearce shares a rumour of potential Government-mandated minimum balances for self-managed funds, but says such a move would represent...

Financial planning

Market to become key asset allocation decision....

Financial planning

First home buyers are driving mortgage growth on the back of the doubling of the First Home Buyers Mortgage Scheme, with new data also revealing that fixed rate home loan...

Financial planning

The industry body has created a government and policy committee it hopes will strengthen its relationship with the Government and better represent the needs of its member...

Financial planning

Federal Government criticised for long delays in injecting genuine form into short-selling legislation....

Financial planning

MARTIN BRECKON faces some unassailable truths about super with some practical suggestions....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 1 week ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 1 week ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

1 week 6 days ago

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

3 weeks 1 day ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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