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Financial planning

Accountancy-based dealer group Count Financial has grown funds in its recommended platform by 26 per cent, equating to $1.36 billion over the past 12 months, according to...

Financial planning

The Federal Government plans to introduce a court-based process for disqualifying individuals under legislation administered by the Australian Prudential Regulation Autho...

Financial planning

The head of technical services at a leading financial services organisation believes the changes to minimum standards for pensions implemented by the Government last week...

Financial planning

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Life/Risk

The Government’s simpler superannuation initiatives have created inconsistencies that could result in people ending up with low or inadequate levels of death and total an...

Superannuation

The Federal Treasurer, Peter Costello, has used the release of the second Intergenerational Report to make clear that superannuation remains at the forefront of its polic...

Financial planning

Funds held in superannuation broke through the $1 trillion mark in December, according to the latest figures released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority....

Financial planning

CPA Australia has teamed up with the Senior Australians Equity Release Association of Lenders to promote the benefits of reverse mortgages and dispel some myths surroundi...

Superannuation

Mariner Financial believes self-managed superannuation funds are increasingly attractive in the lead-up to the Government’s July 1, 2007, superannuation reforms deadline,...

Financial planning

The Sons of Gwalia ruling has the potential to elevate shareholders to creditor status when a company defaults, meaning debt investors will be faced with greater uncertai...

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Financial planning

A national campaign by the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce to highlight the dangers of financial scams and their impact on Australians, has been welcomed by Parliam...

Financial planning

The results of a shadow shopping survey of reverse mortgages by consumer protection body Choice this week “reinforces the need for good financial advice”, according to FP...

Financial planning

Draft regulations on the operation of the ‘Simplified Superannuation’ legislation have been released for public comment by the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasure...

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

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

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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...

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

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