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With the Government set to change the superannuation contribution caps rules from 1 July, 2012, Troy Smith outlines the strategies available to financial advisers....
People & Products
Contango Asset Management investment services director, Carol Austin, and managing director of Goldman Sachs & Partners Australia, Stephen Fitzgerald, have been appointed...
Editorial
In its pre-Budget submission to the Federal Government, the Financial Planning Association called on the Government to implement a range of initiatives to support the cur...
Financial planning
Financial planning dealer groups and practice principals are rethinking staff incentivisation packages in light of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, although...
Financial planning
The Government has launched a website dedicated to helping consumers better understand and manage their finances....
Editorial
It has become self-evident that either directly or indirectly, opt-in is going to drive up the cost of financial advice for many Australian consumers, writes Mike Taylor....
Financial planning
Some volume rebates may survive the Federal Government’s Future of Financial Advice reforms....
Financial planning
Amendments to the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 will give effect to some of the reforms announced as part of the Government’s Fairer, Simpler Banking...
Editorial
Mike Taylor writes that the recent Industry Super Network-commissioned surveys about opt-in only serve to distract attention from the reality of the changes: they will in...
Editorial
Mike Taylor reports that the former chief justice of the High Court, Sir Anthony Mason, has pointed to the legislative challenges facing the Government in delivering an e...
People & Products
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has appointed a new director of government relations and strategy, with Gordon Noble poised to take on the rol...
Financial planning
Treasury officials acknowledge cost to planning practices of opt-in....
Financial planning
The Federal Treasury appears to have left open the question of a statutory compensation scheme covering financial planners, with a review due for completion in January st...
Superannuation
Gearing in self-managed super funds (SMSFs) is one of the most confusing issues for advisers, and the Queensland floods could highlight the need for legislative change, a...
Financial planning
Australian Ethical chair Naomi Edwards is retiring to focus on environmental and conservation activities....
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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...