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ASIC confirms 59 redundancies in the past 12 months despite the looming requirements of FOFA....
Superannuation
The proposed lifting of the tax-free threshold for low-income earners has implications for super....
Policy & Regulation
A significant number of financial planners believe the implementation of the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes will not only cost them money, but als...
Editorial
While financial planners have warned that the FOFA changes will be significant, Mike Taylor reports that the Government does not see that as an impediment to achieving it...
Editorial
The Government's pursuit of its FOFA reforms has degenerated into trench warfare, with the financial planning industry 'digging in' to fight the changes. ...
Financial planning
The Treasury has declined to say whether banning commissions on life/risk products in super will end up making such products more expensive....
Superannuation
Graeme Colley explains how the streamlining of deductions for the cost of permanent disability insurance through superannuation provides greater clarity around taxation i...
Financial planning
Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten has told financial planners they haven't managed to convince him the introduction of a two-year opt-in requirement would "beat th...
Superannuation
Treasury officials have confirmed the Government has left its pricing options open on MySuper....
Editorial
With market economists pointing to the existence of a ‘wall of worry’ built on bad economic news out of Europe and the US, Mike Taylor writes that advisers will need to g...
Superannuation
A Government proposal to allow a tax rebate on super contributions for low-income workers has received a warm welcome....
Financial planning
While the soft dollar spotlight has been firmly shone on all-expenses paid trips and lavish gifts given to financial advisers, the Treasury's proposed ban on these paymen...
Financial planning
The mooted penalties that could apply to breaches of components of the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms have drawn criticism from across the industr...
Financial planning
The mooted penalties that could apply to breaches of components of the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms have drawn criticism from across the industr...
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has turned its attention to the inner workings of the investment research industry, including research houses'...
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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...