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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'...
Superannuation
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has pointed out that the first steps towards MySuper are already imposing higher costs....
Policy & Regulation
Smaller platform providers claim large institutions that have financial products, administration services and distribution networks under one umbrella will find ways to p...
Superannuation
Stronger Super chairman Paul Costello has told delegates at a Financial Services Council/Deloitte lunch the debate around MySuper needs to shift from cost back to quality...
Financial planning
Recent comments by independent MP Rob Oakeshott that he does not support Labor's proposed two-year opt-in arrangements have been welcomed by both the Financial Planning A...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has indicated it will open discussions with Treasury about whether some platforms should be regarded as pure administration tools...
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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...