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Centric Wealth has released its own professional standards of best practice, which have received the endorsement of the Financial Planning Association (FPA)....
Superannuation
Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten has committed to both MySuper and SuperStream within three years....
Life/Risk
Treasury officials confirm that insurance commissions are outside of scope of FOFA reforms....
Superannuation
The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association of Australia does not support the ban on asset-based fees that has been proposed by the Accounting Profession...
Funds management
Australia set to push for introduction of Asia Region Funds Management Passport at APEC forum....
Financial planning
The retirement incomes market has experienced a degree of innovation over the last 12 months, but as Angela Faherty discovers, more change is needed....
Financial planning
The high cost of advice, driven up by regulatory barriers, is the main reason Australians are not seeking advice, according to Financial Planning Association chief execut...
Financial planning
Analysis from Citigroup has highlighted the fact that providers of intra-fund advice will not be immune to cost pressures if the Government’s proposed expansion of ...
Financial planning
The restructuring of Asgard's Perth office will affect 120 roles, with up to 40 employees impacted by offshoring, according to BT Financial Group....
Superannuation
The Australian Council of Trade Unions has called for super funds to invest in local infrastructure....
Financial planning
The financial services industry can expect greater Government and consumer scrutiny, according to Suncorp chief executive Patrick Snowball....
Superannuation
The Cooper Review panel may have suggested otherwise, but Mike Taylor writes that the exponential growth in the number of self-managed superannuation funds and the invest...
Superannuation
The ongoing uncertainty over the accountant exemption applying to self-managed super funds (SMSFs) as well as a number of rules that simply don’t make sense are two...
Policy & Regulation
The Government’s Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms carry with them the risk of tilting the financial advice industry in favour of the major institutional pl...
Funds management
Volatility in global equity markets continues but there are opportunities for those with a bottom-up approach, according to Fidelity associate director, global equities, ...
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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’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...