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Challenger is counting on the incumbent Government to swiftly change regulation around a particular type of annuity product and clear the way for its launch in Australia....
Superannuation
The growth of the self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) sector could be damaged by the failure of fund members to properly manage the funds and their holdings, accordi...
Financial planning
ASFA chief Pauline Vamos urges Commonwealth departments and agencies to continue working on the implementation issues around financial services legislation despite the Go...
Financial planning
APRA has commenced proceedings in the Australian Federal Court seeking the disqualification of former Trio Capital director David Millhouse....
Financial planning
The FPA has called upon both parties to commit to promoting financial advice as it would result in “an informed nation of financially enabled Australians”....
Financial planning
There will be no quick fix to the grandfathering issue and the movement of planners between licensees because any possible post-election scenario could take several month...
Financial planning
Japan has embarked upon a bold new experiment to boost its moribund economy using monetary, fiscal and structural measures – the “three arrows” – and investors too will n...
Life/Risk
It started life misnamed as insurance which created widespread misunderstanding. Gavin Lai explains why it’s important to understand that DisabilityCare complements rathe...
Financial planning
Dealer group recruitment is mostly frozen until after the Federal Election when grandfathering can be clarified. ...
Superannuation
The Federal Opposition lodges questions on underlying costs of MySuper products....
Financial planning
Key elements of the Government’s financial services agenda have been rendered still-born by the election....
Financial planning
The ABA has asked the Federal Government to consider the new bank levy as part of a broader inquiry into Australia’s financial services sector, or do away with it entirel...
Editorial
Tasmanian Liberal Senator, David Bushby, who is chairing the Senate Committee reviewing ASIC, made a very good point when he said that nothing in the FOFA changes will pr...
Editorial
The outcome of the next Federal election will determine the degree to which the financial services industry will be subjected to another far-reaching review similar to th...
Superannuation
The Federal Opposition has called on the Government to give undertakings not use superannuation as a milch cow to feed the Budget deficit....
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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 ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...