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The Government's excess contributions refund policy has been welcomed by ASFA, but the industry organisation maintains that cutting the concessional contributions cap rem...
Financial planning
The 2011 financial year brought many changes to the financial services industry, and many are yet to come. John Perri has provided a snapshot of the activity coming out o...
Financial planning
A submission filed by the National Financial Services Federation has accused Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten of pre-determining the outcome of changes to credit protecti...
Financial planning
The Federal Opposition has declared that repairing the Budget balance sheet will take priority over a higher Superannuation Guarantee....
Financial planning
The Australian economy grew by 1.2 per cent in the second quarter of 2011 - above the consensus forecast of 1 per cent, according to an economic update from Colonial Firs...
Financial planning
A new Money Management survey reveals most planners believe opt-in will cost $100 per client - not the Government's $11 figure....
Policy & Regulation
The Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) and superannuation reforms have been slammed as veering close to social engineering by Plum Financial Services non-executive directo...
Financial planning
The proposed merger of Asset Super and Care Super has come about in part to help reduce the regulatory burden of the Stronger Super regime, according to Asset Super chief...
Editorial
Financial planners have finally been given the details of the Government's FOFA reforms. In an editorial written prior to the release of the reform package Mike Taylor wa...
Editorial
The Government has proposed retaining higher concessional contributions caps for those aged 50 or over, however Craig Day argues imposing eligibility criteria needs furth...
Financial planning
Reverse mortgages have largely been ignored by financial planners and mortgage brokers, with the product supply rapidly shrinking over the years. Milana Pokrajac finds th...
Financial planning
FPA chief executive Mark Rantall cites advertising campaign as underscoring planners from 'free riders'....
Policy & Regulation
The uncertainty created by FOFA was a factor in Count board's decision to recommend CBA bid....
Superannuation
Prime Minister Julia Gillard argues the strength of Australia’s superannuation regime supplants the need for a sovereign wealth fund....
Financial planning
The Australian market will continue to see elevated levels of volatility for the foreseeable future, while there will be a continuation of the concentration within the fi...
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
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...