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The financial services industry may be obliged to dig deeper to fund the implementation of the Government's Future of Financial Advice changes as well as its Stronger Sup...
Superannuation
ASFA has warned that the Government's inaction on CGT relief will be an impediment to its implementation of Stronger Super....
Financial planning
Shorten claims Government a step ahead of Coalition on super comparability....
Financial planning
The Federal Opposition has pointed to the presence of an HSU official on a superannuation fund board as a good reason for changes to corporate governance....
Financial planning
Financial Services Council sponsored research accuses unions and financial planners of "gaming" the default superannuation fund regime....
Financial planning
The Federal Opposition has claimed answers provided by Treasury officials have confirmed government inaction is denying Australian fund managers the opportunity to access...
Tools & guides
Rachel Leong analyses the impact of proposed superannuation measures on older workers’ retirement savings and age pension entitlements....
Editorial
Some of the players might not approve of the way in which the FOFA bills will ultimately be shaped but, as Mike Taylor reports, a Money Management roundtable has conclude...
Editorial
If the comments section on the Money Management website is to be taken as a guide, then the Financial Planning Association continues to weather strong criticism over the ...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) appears to be suffering a problem with member engagement, according to new research released by Wealth Insights....
Financial planning
SPAA has warned the jump in ECT breaches may only get worse when the concessional contribution cap for those aged 50 and over, with a superannuation balance over $500,000...
Financial planning
A study commissioned by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has emphasised the damaging effect that taking a career break has on women's superannuation ba...
Financial planning
Scaled advice remains an area of considerable uncertainty despite the Future of Financial Advice bills having passed the House of Representatives....
Financial planning
The Federal Opposition has accused new Parliamentary Secretary Bernie Ripoll of adopting a contradictory approach on legislation. ...
Life/Risk
The Government needs to start talking to the major insurers about a standardised approach to auto-consolidation....
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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’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...