MONEY MANAGEMENT
Editorial
While it is clearly not high on the current Federal Government’s agenda, at some point it will need to revisit legislation covering the operation of superannuation funds ...
Financial planning
Lonsec has been named Money Management's Ratings House of the Year for the second year in succession, on the back of strong support from both the fund managers it rates a...
Superannuation
The Government's apparent favouritism of industry superannuation funds is attracting increased criticisms from the financial planning industry including, most notably, th...
Policy & Regulation
The Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) proposals combined with the long delays in delivering the actual legislation have served to drive down confidence among...
Policy & Regulation
The admission by Federal Treasury that no international comparison modelling has been done on the Government's proposed FOFA reforms has added to concerns surrounding the...
Editorial
As controversy continues to swirl around industry fund MTAA Super, Tasmanian Liberal Senator David Bushby argues it is time for the Australian Prudential Regulation Autho...
Financial planning
The Federal Government needs to start treating the Industry Super Network (ISN) and other elements of Industry Fund Services as what they really are - elements of a verti...
Financial planning
Financial Planning Association chief executive Mark Rantall has labelled recent Industry Super Network research 'unrealistic' and 'manipulative', while ClearView and AMP ...
Policy & Regulation
The Federal Treasury has admitted it has not done a complex international comparison of the Government's proposed Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes and experience...
Financial planning
A Sydney based financial planning practice has switched licensees from Charter to Garvan following an approach from MLC....
Financial planning
Alternative investment strategies remain expensive with poorly designed performance fee structures, according to the latest Morningstar sector wrap....
Financial planning
HSBC says its financial advisers in Australia are safe, despite massive job cuts by the organisation overseas....
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association has criticised CHOICE’s partnership with the Big Bank Switch campaign, calling it hypocritical....
Superannuation
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has been warned it needs to address questions about its handling of MTAA Super in the Parliament....
Financial planning
Ratings house Standard & Poor's has lost its managing director of fund services, Mark Hoven....
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Podcast
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...