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Major stock broking firm Ord Minnett has nominated the wealth management sector as a growth area in its 2007 stock picks released today....

Financial planning

The Federal Government will stop tax breaks on non-forestry managed investment schemes from July 1 this year....

Financial planning

Despite changes to superannuation in last year’s Budget, members of the public are still seeking confirmation that the amendments will not be reversed before they commit ...

Financial planning

Australian managed fund balances rose by almost 14 per cent in 2006, with an average of just under $50,000, trouncing our nearest rival the United States, which grew by o...

Financial planning

Financial planners and property investors will need to pay closer attention to the Federal Government’s Capital Gains Tax regime, with an Australian National Audit Office...

Policy & Regulation

The Federal Government has released revised exposure draft legislation, which outlines the final stages of reforms for the tax treatment of financial arrangements....

Superannuation

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Financial planning

The introduction of the Tax Law Amendments (Simplified Superannuation) Bill into Parliament has drawn mixed reactions from the financial services industry....

Superannuation

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Superannuation

The ATO has signalled that it will be lifting the level of compliance activity surrounding SMSFs by increasing the number of people working in its compliance area by 350....

Editorial

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Financial planning

MLC has called for the super fund sole purpose test to be amended to allow members to pay for financial advice from their super fund....

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has called for changes to be made to the Financial Services Reform Act to ease the burden of compliance on financial planners and make ...

Financial planning

Accounting firm HLB Mann Judd has recommended the Federal Government examine the current taxes levied on the transfer of assets between generations as part of its impendi...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

6 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

6 months 1 week ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

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Australian retirees could increase their projected annual incomes by as much as 51 per cent through comprehensive financial advice, according to a Vanguard study, but cos...

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Libby Roy has been appointed as an independent non-executive director on the board of AZ NGA....

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